Authors: Brown, F. L., de Graaff, A. M., Annan, J., & Betancourt, T. S. (2017).
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Annual Research Review: Breaking cycles of violence – a systematic review and common practice elements analysis of psychosocial interventions for children and youth affected by armed conflict
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