When the problem of incorrigible girls became a problem of psychopathy

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When the problem of incorrigible girls became a problem of psychopathy. / Larsen, Bolette Frydendahl.

Nordic Girlhoods. Springer, 2017. p. 137-159.

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Harvard

Larsen, BF 2017, When the problem of incorrigible girls became a problem of psychopathy. in Nordic Girlhoods. Springer, pp. 137-159. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65118-7_8

APA

Larsen, B. F. (2017). When the problem of incorrigible girls became a problem of psychopathy. In Nordic Girlhoods (pp. 137-159). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65118-7_8

Vancouver

Larsen BF. When the problem of incorrigible girls became a problem of psychopathy. In Nordic Girlhoods. Springer. 2017. p. 137-159 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65118-7_8

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Larsen, Bolette Frydendahl. / When the problem of incorrigible girls became a problem of psychopathy. Nordic Girlhoods. Springer, 2017. pp. 137-159

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