Psychiatry Research
Volume 121, Issue 3 , Pages 281-291 , 1 January 2004

Long-term validity of biological markers of psychopathy and criminal recidivism: follow-up 6–8 years after forensic psychiatric investigation

Received 2 October 2002 ,Revised 11 June 2003 ,Accepted 16 July 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2003.07.002

Psychiatry Research
Volume 121, Issue 3 , Pages 281-291 , 1 January 2004

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