A qualitative exploration of mental health professionals' experience of working with survivors of trauma in Sri Lanka

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-51

  Satkunanayagam, Kuhan ^a   Tunariu, Aneta ^a   Tribe, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health professionals; Secondary; Sri Lanka; Survivors; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960913681     PISSN: 17542863     EISSN: 17542871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17542861003593336     Document Type: Article

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