Human trafficking and health: a cross-sectional survey of NHS professionals’ contact with victims of human trafficking
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Human trafficking and health: a cross-sectional survey of NHS professionals’ contact with victims of human trafficking
OBJECTIVES (1) To estimate the proportion of National Health Service (NHS) professionals who have come into contact with trafficked people and (2) to measure NHS professionals' knowledge and confidence to respond to human trafficking. DESIGN A cross-sectional survey. SETTING Face-to-face mandatory child protection and/or vulnerable adults training sessions at 10 secondary healthcare provide...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Open
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2044-6055,2044-6055
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008682