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Use of the MMPI-2 in medico-legal evaluations: An alternative interpretation for the Senior and Douglas (Citation2001) critique

JN Butcher University of Minnesota , USA, andView further author information
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YS Ben-Porath Kent State University , USA
Pages 44-50 | Published online: 02 Feb 2007

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