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7 - Biosocial Bases of Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

from Part II - Biosocial Foundations of Violence and Aggression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2018

Alexander T. Vazsonyi
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Daniel J. Flannery
Affiliation:
Case Western Reserve University, Ohio
Matt DeLisi
Affiliation:
Iowa State University
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