Scientific support for the legal concept of automatism

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-50

  Coles, E Michael ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AUTOMATISM; BRAIN INJURY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EPILEPSY; EXPERT WITNESS; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LEGAL ASPECT; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SLEEP WALKING;

EID: 0034112230     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218710009524969     Document Type: Article

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