CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND MEDICAL CARE IN INDIA - A LEGAL REVIEW.

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[Hind T Rasheed. (2019); CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND MEDICAL CARE IN INDIA - A LEGAL REVIEW. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 7 (Jul). 664-668] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/9407      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/9407