Sudden increase of homicide in early 1970s Finland

Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 6-21

  Kivivuori, Janne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

1950 99; 1965 74; Alcohol; Disaggregation; Homicide; Homicide Patterns; Trends

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642505292     PISSN: 14043858     EISSN: 16512340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/140438502762467182     Document Type: Article

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