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International Perspectives on Stress & Coping
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Original Articles

A Study of the Impact of Informed Consent Procedures on Participant Responses in Trauma-Related Research

Pages 36-46 | Received 12 Jan 2016, Accepted 15 Feb 2016, Published online: 19 Apr 2016

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