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UNDERSTANDING PROSTITUTION AND TRAFFICKING AS ORGANIZED INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE

Prostitution and Trafficking in Nine Countries

An Update on Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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Pages 33-74 | Published online: 15 Oct 2008

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