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The effectiveness of narrative exposure therapy: a review, meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis

La efectividad de la terapia de exposición narrativa: una revisión, un metanálisis y un análisis de metarregresión

叙事暴露治疗的有效性:综述,元分析和元回归分析

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Article: 1550344 | Received 23 Mar 2018, Accepted 01 Nov 2018, Published online: 25 Mar 2019

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