Reconsidering the telationship between alcohol and lethal violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-84

  Phillips, Scott ^a   Matusko, Jacqueline ^b   Tomasovic, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Lethal violence; Matched pairs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRISONER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; GEORGIA; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PRISONERS;

EID: 33751342605     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260506294997     Document Type: Article

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