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Comment
. 2014 Aug 1;65(8):1074.
doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.650809.

Why determine the prevalence of mental illnesses in jails and prisons?

Seth J Prins
Comment

Why determine the prevalence of mental illnesses in jails and prisons?

Seth J Prins. Psychiatr Serv. .
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