Homicide risk among immigrants in California, 1970 through 1992

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-100

  Sorenson, Susan B ^a,b   Shen, Haikang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030032082     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.1.97     Document Type: Article

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