Sexual recidivism in sex offenders

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 459-465

  Greenberg, David M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Prediction; Recidivism; Relapse; Sex offenders

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INCEST; META ANALYSIS; RAPE; RECIDIVISM; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM;

EID: 0031764793     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379804300502     Document Type: Review

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