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Case Studies Using the Polygraph to Assist in Assessing Sexual Risk in Three Clerics

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|Feb 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ep-2020-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2380-0550 | Journal ISSN: 1898-5238
Language: English
Page range: 17 - 36
Published on: Feb 21, 2021
Published by: Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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