Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 209-212 , May 2010

Health screening in police custody

  • Iain McKinnon, MBBS MRCPsych (Academic Clinical Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry, Specialty Trainee (ST4) in Learning Disability Psychiatry)

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  • Don Grubin, MD FRCPsych (Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Honorary Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist)

Received 24 August 2009 ,Revised 26 October 2009 ,Accepted 4 February 2010.

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PII: S1752-928X(10)00007-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2010.02.004

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 209-212 , May 2010

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