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. 2013 Jun;12(2):179-80.
doi: 10.1002/wps.20054.

Mental health and psychosocial support interventions for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence during armed conflict: a systematic review

Wietse A Tol  1 , Vivi Stavrou, M Claire Greene, Christina Mergenthaler, Claudia Garcia-Moreno, Mark van Ommeren
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Mental health and psychosocial support interventions for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence during armed conflict: a systematic review

Wietse A Tol et al. World Psychiatry. 2013 Jun.
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