Characteristics of perpetrators of homicide in independent inquiries

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-243

  Mcgrath, Melissa ^a   Oyebode, Femi ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 23844540959     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.45.3.233     Document Type: Article

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