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A new test of classic strain theory

Robert Agnew Emory University
,
Francis T. Cullen University of Cincinnati
,
Velmer S. Burton Jr. Ferris State University
,
T. David Evans University of North Carolina at Wilmington
&
R. Gregory Dunaway Mississippi State University
Pages 681-704 | Published online: 21 Aug 2006

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