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Original articles

A risk worth taking? Value differences and alternative risk constructions in accounts given by patients and their community workers following conditional discharge from forensic mental health services

Pages 465-482 | Received 15 Mar 2011, Accepted 10 Nov 2011, Published online: 12 Jul 2012

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