Dementia as a risk factor for homicide

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 565-567

  Rayel, Michael G ^a   Land, William B ^a   Gutheil, Thomas G ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Elderly; Forensic psychiatry; Forensic science; Homicide; Syphilis; Violence; Vitamin B 12 deficiency

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEMENTIA; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYPHILIS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0032954785     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14510j     Document Type: Article

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