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Why do people self-harm? / Warm, Anna; Murray, Craig; Fox, Jezz.
In: Psychology, Health and Medicine, Vol. 8, No. 1, 02.2003, p. 72-79.

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Warm, A, Murray, C & Fox, J 2003, 'Why do people self-harm?', Psychology, Health and Medicine, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/1354850021000059278

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Warm, A., Murray, C., & Fox, J. (2003). Why do people self-harm? Psychology, Health and Medicine, 8(1), 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1080/1354850021000059278

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Warm A, Murray C, Fox J. Why do people self-harm? Psychology, Health and Medicine. 2003 Feb;8(1):72-79. doi: 10.1080/1354850021000059278

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Warm, Anna ; Murray, Craig ; Fox, Jezz. / Why do people self-harm?. In: Psychology, Health and Medicine. 2003 ; Vol. 8, No. 1. pp. 72-79.

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