Actuarial support for the clinical assessment of violence risk

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 9, Issue 42038, 1997, Pages 167-170

  Monahan, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

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EID: 0002202296     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540269775358     Document Type: Article

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