Development of an emotionality and suicidal tendency scale for prisoners in hong kong

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 23-36

  Wu, Kitty K ^a   Lu, C C ^a   Chan, C M ^a  

^a Hong Kong Fire Services Department   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 85008813615     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v23n01_03     Document Type: Article

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