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SHORT REPORT

Recommendations to Improve Services and Supports for Domestically Sex Trafficked Persons Derived from the Insights of Health Care Providers

Janice Du Mont1 Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5S 1B2, Canada;2 Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Frances Montemurro1 Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5S 1B2, CanadaView further author information
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Rhonelle Bruder1 Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5S 1B2, Canada;2 Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, CanadaView further author information
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C Emma Kelly1 Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5S 1B2, CanadaView further author information
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Frances Recknor1 Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5S 1B2, CanadaView further author information
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Robin Mason1 Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, M5S 1B2, Canada;2 Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M7, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3143-6811View further author information
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Pages 1577-1583 | Received 03 Nov 2023, Accepted 08 Mar 2024, Published online: 10 Apr 2024

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