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Chapter 12 - The neurobiology of psychopathy: recent developments and new directions in research and treatment

from Section 3 - Neurobiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2021

Katherine D. Warburton
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University of California, Davis
Stephen M. Stahl
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
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