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Experiences of engaging in psychotherapeutic interventions for sexual offending behaviours: a meta-synthesis

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Experiences of engaging in psychotherapeutic interventions for sexual offending behaviours: a meta-synthesis. / Walji, Irram; Simpson, Jane; Weatherhead, Stephen.
In: Journal of Sexual Aggression, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2014, p. 310-332.

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Walji I, Simpson J, Weatherhead S. Experiences of engaging in psychotherapeutic interventions for sexual offending behaviours: a meta-synthesis. Journal of Sexual Aggression. 2014;20(3):310-332. Epub 2013 Aug 6. doi: 10.1080/13552600.2013.818723

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