A study of the psychological state of former abducted children at Gulu World Vision Trauma Centre

Torture

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-34

  Amone P’olak, Kennedy ^a  

^a International Students House   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

abducted children; psychological state; traumatic reactions; wartime events

Indexed keywords

EID: 37149052622     PISSN: 10188185     EISSN: 19973322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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