Infant homicide: Victim/offender relationship and causes of death

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 285-297

  Smithey, Martha ^a  

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

Author keywords

Child fatalities; Family violence; Infant mortality; Infanticide; Victim offender relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032373628     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022893006595     Document Type: Article

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