Infant homicide at the hands of mothers: Toward a sociological perspective

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 255-272

  Smithey, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

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EID: 0031173074     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: 15210456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639625.1997.9968058     Document Type: Article

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