Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Outpatient Commitment Law: Kendra's Law as Case Study
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Therapeutic jurisprudence and outpatient commitment law: Kendra's Law and case study.
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عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.301545