Gender differences amongst adult arsonists at psychiatric assessment

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 233-238

  Dickens, Geoff ^a   Sugarman, Philip ^a   Ahmad, Farooq ^b   Edgar, Simon ^c   Hofberg, Kristina ^d   Tewari, Sidharta ^e  

^a ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BERKSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Hospital Campus   (United Kingdom)

^d Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e Lea Castle Centre   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547603886     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.47.3.233     Document Type: Article

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