Child sexual abuse in Sri Lanka: Past, present and the future.

Asian J Psychiatr

Yasodha Maheshi Rohanachandra Department of Psychiatry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Soratha Mawatha, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. Electronic address:

Published: December 2020

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