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Research Article

Attributions of aggressive behaviour in people with mild intellectual disabilities to borderline intellectual functioning in a secure forensic setting

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Pages 791-809 | Received 06 Mar 2019, Accepted 14 May 2020, Published online: 17 Oct 2022

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