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Original Article

Children Who Light Fires

A Comparison Between Firesetters and Non-Firesetters Referred to a Child Psychiatric Outpatient Service

(Senior Clinical Psychologist) (Assistant Director (Psychiatry)) (Senior Clinical Psychologist) (Assistant Director (Psychiatry)) &
Pages 251-255 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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