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. 1999 Nov 6;319(7219):1270.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.319.7219.1270.

Only about 1 in 30 predictions of assault by discharged psychiatric patients will be correct

T Palmstierna
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Only about 1 in 30 predictions of assault by discharged psychiatric patients will be correct

T Palmstierna. BMJ. .
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