Institutional Responses to Self-Injurious Behavior Among Inmates
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Institutional responses to self-injurious behavior among inmates.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Correctional Health Care
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1078-3458,1940-5200
DOI: 10.1177/1078345809331444