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. 2020;18(1):55-70.
doi: 10.1007/s10805-019-09348-y. Epub 2020 Jan 7.

Secondary Trauma: Emotional Safety in Sensitive Research

Emma Williamson  1 , Alison Gregory  1 , Hilary Abrahams  1 , Nadia Aghtaie  1 , Sarah-Jane Walker  1 , Marianne Hester  1
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Secondary Trauma: Emotional Safety in Sensitive Research

Emma Williamson et al. J Acad Ethics. 2020.
No abstract available

Keywords: Gender based violence; Researcher safety; Secondary trauma; Sensitive research; Vicarious trauma.

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Declaration of Interest StatementI confirm that none of the authors have any conflicts of interest relating to the research on which this paper is based.

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