The crime of mental illness

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 182, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 1399-

  MacDonald, Noni ^a   Hucker, Stephen J ^a   Hébert, Paul C ^b   Flegel, Ken ^b   Stanbrook, Matthew B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CRIME; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGY;

CANADA; CRIME; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRISONERS; PRISONS;

EID: 77956902342     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100405     Document Type: Editorial

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