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Original Articles

The association of adverse childhood experiences with mid-life depressive symptoms and quality of life among incarcerated males: exploring multiple mediation

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Pages 655-666 | Received 23 Dec 2014, Accepted 18 Mar 2015, Published online: 21 Apr 2015

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