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Therapists Working With Trauma Victims: The Contribution of Personal, Environmental, and Professional-Organizational Resources to Secondary Traumatization

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Pages 592-606 | Received 27 Oct 2013, Accepted 26 Mar 2015, Published online: 12 Oct 2015

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