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Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology Volume 12, 2006 - Issue 3
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The Effects of Torture: Two Community Studies

Ibrahim A. Kira
,
Thomas Templin
,
Linda Lewandowski
,
David Clifford
,
Peggy Wiencek
,
Adnan Hammad
,
Jamal Mohanesh
&
Abu-Muslim Al-haidar
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Pages 205-228 | Published online: 18 Nov 2009

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