Age, gender, and treatment attendance among forensic psychiatric outpatients

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 55-66

  Hadley, Dianne C ^a   Reddon, John R ^a   Reddick, Robert D ^a  

^a ALBERTA HOSPITAL EDMONTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Forensic treatment; Outpatient; Treatment compliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009600407     PISSN: 10509674     EISSN: 15408558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J076v32n04_04     Document Type: Article

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