Murder-suicide in Central Virginia: A descriptive epidemiologic study and empiric validation of the Hanzlick-Koponen typology

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 275-283

  Hannah, Stuart G ^a   Turf, Elizabeth E ^d   Fierro, Marcella F ^b,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Off Chf Med Examiner of Virginia   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Death rates; Domestic violence; Dyadic death; Epidemiology; Family violence; Homicide; Homicide suicide; Murder suicide; Suicide; Triadic death; Typology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; OFFENDER; RURAL AREA; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VICTIM;

ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0031721212     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199809000-00016     Document Type: Article

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