Pyromania? What does it mean?

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1052-1057

  Geller, Jeffrey L ^a,b   McDermeit, Melissa ^b   Brown, Julie Marie ^b  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Definition; Firefighters; Forensic psychiatry; Forensic science; Investigators; Law enforcement; Pyromania

Indexed keywords

ARSON; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FIRE PROTECTION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030667793     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14259j     Document Type: Article

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