A comparison of actuarial methods for identifying repetitively violent patients with mental illnesses

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 35-48

  Gardner, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; SCREENING TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030065236     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01499131     Document Type: Article

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