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An upbringing to violence?: identifying the likelihood of violent crime among the 1966 birth cohort in Denmark.

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An upbringing to violence? identifying the likelihood of violent crime among the 1966 birth cohort in Denmark. / Christoffersen, Mogens Nygaard; Francis, Brian; Soothill, Keith.
In: Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2003, p. 367-381.

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Christoffersen MN, Francis B, Soothill K. An upbringing to violence? identifying the likelihood of violent crime among the 1966 birth cohort in Denmark. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology. 2003;14(2):367-381. doi: 10.1080/1478994031000117830

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Christoffersen, Mogens Nygaard; ; Francis, Brian ; Soothill, Keith. / An upbringing to violence? identifying the likelihood of violent crime among the 1966 birth cohort in Denmark. In: Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology. 2003 ; Vol. 14, No. 2. pp. 367-381.

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