Current Issues in the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 85-96

  Marshall, W L ^a   Serran, G A ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 1542422210     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0879(200005)7:2<85::AID-CPP234>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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