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Empirical Article

Contextual influences on the perception of pregnant women who use drugs: Information about women’s childhood trauma history reduces punitive attitudes

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Pages 103-123 | Received 13 Nov 2018, Accepted 30 Jun 2019, Published online: 12 Oct 2019

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