Homicide among youth and young adults, 15 through 29 years of age. A report of 138 cases from Paris and its suburbs, 1991-1993

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 837-840

  Fornes, Paul ^a,c   Druilhe, Laurent ^b   Lecomte, Dominique ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b Inst of Forensic Medicine of Paris   (France)

^c HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

criminalistics; epidemiology; forensic pathology; forensic science; France; homicide; Paris

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUTOPSY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FIREARM; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FRANCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRANGULATION;

EID: 0029838419     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14006j     Document Type: Article

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