Homicide-suicide in Hong Kong, 1989-1998

Forensic Science International

Volumn 140, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 261-267

  Chan, C Y ^a   Beh, S L ^a   Broadhurst, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Homicide suicide; Hong Kong; Intimate killings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONER; DEATH; DEPRESSION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; FIREARM; GENE; HOMICIDE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; OFFENDER; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; STAB WOUND; STRANGULATION; SUICIDE; TIME; VICTIM; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 1242316225     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.12.001     Document Type: Erratum

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