Epidemiology of child homicide in Jefferson County, Alabama

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1063-1073

  Lyman, Jacquelyn M ^a   McGwin Jr , Gerald ^a,b,e   Malone, Darren E ^a   Taylor, Allison J ^a   Brissie, Robert M ^c,d   Davis, Gregory ^c,d   Rue III, Loring W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Kentucky   (United States)

^c J Co Coroner/Med Examiner's Off   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Coroner data; Epidemiology; Homicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONER; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTICIDE; MALE; NEWBORN; OFFENDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

EID: 0141784030     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(03)00166-2     Document Type: Article

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