Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work with torture survivors

Clinical and community perspectives

Authors

  • Pau Pérez-Sales Editor-in-Chief, Torture Journal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v30i2.122582

Keywords:

covid-19, torture

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2020-11-09

How to Cite

Pérez-Sales, P. (2020). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work with torture survivors: Clinical and community perspectives. Torture Journal, 30(2), 3–18. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v30i2.122582