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Original Articles

Emotional Dysregulation and Risky Sex Among Incarcerated Women with a History of Interpersonal Violence

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Pages 796-815 | Received 25 Apr 2013, Accepted 17 Sep 2013, Published online: 06 Nov 2014

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