Risk factors for violent death of women in the home

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 777-782

  Bailey, James E ^a   Kellermann, Arthur L ^b   Somes, Grant W ^a   Banton, Joyce G ^a   Rivara, Frederick P ^c   Rushforth, Norman P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FIREARM; HOME; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE;

EID: 0030944430     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.157.7.777     Document Type: Article

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