Mental health consequences of palestinian adolescents' exposure to family violence

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-41

  Haj Yahia, Muhammad M ^a   Abdo Kaloti, Rula ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NONE

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EID: 38649131275     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325020701429130     Document Type: Article

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