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Mental health and human trafficking

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2016

D. E. Stewart
D. E. Stewart*
Affiliation:
University Health Network, Psychiatry/Women's Health, 200 Elizabeth Street, 7EN-229, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada.
*
Address for correspondence: D. E. Stewart, University Health Network, Psychiatry/Women's Health, 200 Elizabeth Street, 7EN-229, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada. (Email: [email protected])
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Keywords

Child abusemental healthsocial and political issuesviolencewomen
Type
Commentary to Special Article
Information
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , August 2016 , pp. 342 - 344
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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