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Decision making in medium security: Can he have leave?

Marc Lyall Department of Forensic Psychiatry, John Howard Centre, 12 Kenworthy Road, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Annie Bartlett Department of Forensic Psychiatry, St. George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, UK
Pages 887-901 | Received 13 Nov 2009, Accepted 09 Jun 2010, Published online: 03 Aug 2010

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