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Juvenile delinquency and psychiatric contact among adoptees compared to non-adoptees in Denmark: A nationwide register-based comparative study

Merete LaubjergUnit of Women and Gender Research in Medicine, Section of General Practice, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Birgit PeterssonUnit of Women and Gender Research in Medicine, Section of General Practice, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 365-372 | Accepted 24 Jan 2011, Published online: 18 Feb 2011

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