Child Abuse in Indonesia: A National Trend Analysis and Health Promotion Response (2016-2024)

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 193, 2025 The 6^th International Conference on Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Development (ICOPH-TCD 2025)


Article Number		00080
Number of page(s)		11
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202519300080
Published online		03 November 2025

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