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Care and the luxury of trauma: A South African story

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2014

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Leslie Swartz*
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Alan J. Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Leslie Swartz, Department of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa. E-mail: Lswartz@sun.ac.za
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Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , April 2015 , pp. 399 - 404
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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