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Traumatic brain injury, temperament, and violence in incarcerated youth: a mediation analysis based on Delisi and Vaughn’s theory of temperament and antisocial behavior

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Pages 1016-1029 | Received 28 Jun 2017, Accepted 29 Jun 2018, Published online: 13 Jul 2018

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