Working with survivors of torture: Approaches to helping

Families in Society

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-309

  Engstrom, David W ^a,b   Okamura, Amy ^a,b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Survivors of Torture   (United States)

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EID: 7444256523     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.1510     Document Type: Review

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