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A systematic review of pathways to and processes associated with radicalization and extremism amongst Muslims in Western societies

Angela McGillowayCentre for Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, UK
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Priyo GhoshCentre for Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, UK
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Kamaldeep BhuiCentre for Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 39-50 | Received 02 Jan 2014, Accepted 23 Nov 2014, Published online: 04 Mar 2015

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