Claims of crime-related amnesia in forensic patients.
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چکیده
M. Cima*, H. Nijman, H. Merckelbach, K. Kremer, S. Hollnack Assistant Professor, Department of Medical, Clinical and Experimental Psychology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands Senior researcher, Forensic Psychiatric Hospital De Kijvelanden, Poortugaal, The Netherlands Professor, Department of Experimental Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands Medical Doctor, Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Rhine Clinics Düren, Germany
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- International journal of law and psychiatry
دوره 27 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004