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Risk factors for inpatient violence and self-harm in forensic psychiatry: the role of head injury, schizophrenia and substance misuse

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Pages 313-321 | Received 09 Oct 2017, Accepted 24 Nov 2018, Published online: 03 Dec 2018

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