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International Review of Psychiatry Volume 14, 2002 - Issue 3: The quality of life construct in psychiatry - the state of the art
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Quality of life in forensic psychiatry: an unreclaimed territory?

Ch. Van Nieuwenhuizen De Kijvelanden—Institute of Forensic Psychiatry, The Netherlands
,
A. H. Schene Academic Medical Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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M. W. J. Koeter Academic Medical Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 198-202 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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