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Recovered memories of sexual abuse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Allen Esterson
Allen Esterson*
Affiliation:
1A Cromwell Grove, Hammersmith, London W6 7RQ, England
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Letters to the Editor
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 18 , Issue 4 , December 2001 , pp. 143
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2001

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