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Ethology and self-injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

R. D. Goldney
Affiliation:
University of Adelaide, The Adelaide Clinic, 33 Park Tce., Gilberton, South Australia, Australia 5081
D. Lester
Affiliation:
Richard Stockton College, New Jersey, USA
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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