Prisoners' motives for self-injury and attempted suicide

The British Journal of Forensic Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 18-29

  Snow, Louisa ^a  

^a National Probation Service   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993083295     PISSN: 14636646     EISSN: 20428340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14636646200200023     Document Type: Review

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