Investigating the validity of the classification of violence risk in a UK sample

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 316-323

  Doyle, Michael ^a   Shaw, Jenny ^a   Carter, Stuart ^b   Dolan, Mairead ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Bolton Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender; Psychiatry; Risk assessment; Risk factors; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011499266     PISSN: 14999013     EISSN: 19329903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14999013.2010.527428     Document Type: Article

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