Partner killing by men in cohabiting and marital relationships: A comparative, cross-national analysis of data from Australia and the United States

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1310-1324

  Shackelford, Todd K ^a,c   Mouzos, Jenny ^b,d  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY   (Australia)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

^d Violence Property Crime and Drugs Program   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Cohabitation; Intimate partner homicide; Marriage; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 25444519197     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260505278606     Document Type: Review

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