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The role of the psychiatrist in child sexual abuse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Noel McCune
Affiliation:
Craigavon Hospital
Geraldine Walford
Affiliation:
Department Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
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