The interrater reliability of the scale for the prediction of aggression and dangerousness in psychotic patients (PAD)

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 440-454

  Bjørkly, Stål ^a,c   Havik, Odd E ^b   Løberg, Tor ^b  

^a Molde County Hospital   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Psykiatrisk Storavdeling   (Norway)

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EID: 0030487492     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854896023003002     Document Type: Article

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