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Original Articles

Trauma-informed Care and the Research Literature: How Can the Mental Health Nurse Take the Lead to Support Women Who Have Survived Sexual Assault?

, PhD, RN & , PhD, RN
Pages 370-378 | Received 10 Nov 2014, Accepted 12 Jan 2015, Published online: 19 Jun 2015

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