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Clinical Research Article

Mental health of sexual assault victims and predictors of their use of support from in-house psychologists at Belgian sexual assault care centres

Salud mental de víctimas de agresiones sexuales y predictores del uso de apoyo por psicólogos internos en los Centros de Atención de Agresiones Sexuales de Bélgica

性侵犯受害者的心理健康状况及其使用比利时性侵犯护理中心内部心理学家支持的预测因素

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Article: 2263312 | Received 16 Nov 2022, Accepted 05 Aug 2023, Published online: 11 Oct 2023

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