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Research Article

The Swedish Police Service’s deportations of unaccompanied, asylum-seeking refugee children: The role of coping and general mental health

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Article: 1355629 | Received 05 Jan 2017, Accepted 11 Jul 2017, Published online: 04 Aug 2017

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