Sexual Violence Against Young and Adolescent Girls: The Case of the 2023 Sudan Crisis.

J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol

Psychiatric Clinic, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.

Published: December 2023

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