Guidelines for managing self-harm in a forensic setting

The British Journal of Forensic Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 10-14

  Gough, Karen ^a  

^a Devon Cornwall Forensic Psychiatric Service   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992933602     PISSN: 14636646     EISSN: 20428340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636646200500009     Document Type: Review

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