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Who’s going to leave? An examination of absconding events by forensic inpatients in a psychiatric hospital

Krystle MartinUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada;Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Matthew McGeownUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada
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Marjory WhitehouseOntario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, Whitby, Canada
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Wendy StanyonUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada
Pages 810-823 | Received 06 Sep 2017, Accepted 29 Mar 2018, Published online: 26 Apr 2018

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