Sterilization of the mentally ill during the years of world war II in Finland

International Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-66

  Seeman, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 67649479276     PISSN: 00207411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IMH0020-7411360105     Document Type: Article

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