Psychologists and torture: More than a question of interrogation

Psychologist

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 484-487

  Burton, Mark ^a   Kagan, Carolyn ^a,b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Community Social Psychology ^*

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EID: 34547735021     PISSN: 09528229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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