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Self-harm in immigration detention: political, not (just) medical
- Correspondence to Dr Guy Aitchison, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK; G.Aitchison{at}lboro.ac.uk
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Self-harm in immigration detention: political, not (just) medical
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- Received April 28, 2022
- Accepted December 11, 2022
- First published December 29, 2022.
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