Mentally disordered offenders in Zimbabwe and in England and Wales: A socio-demographic study

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 253-261

  Menezes, Simon B ^a   Oyebode, F ^b   Hague, M S ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547609331     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.47.3.253     Document Type: Article

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