Risk Assessment In Forensic Mental Health

The British Journal of Forensic Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-26

  Crighton, David ^a  

^a TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993028858     PISSN: 14636646     EISSN: 20428340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636646199900005     Document Type: Review

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