Age patterns of suicide and homicide mortality rates in high-income nations

Social Forces

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 251-282

  Pampel, Fred C ^a   Williamson, John B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b University of Colorado ^*

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EID: 0035539492     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2001.0083     Document Type: Article

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