Homicide-suicide (dyadic death), homicide, and firearms use in England and Wales

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 314-318

  Travis, Angela R ^a   Johnson, Luke J ^a   Milroy, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dyadic death; England; Firearms; Homicide; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYADIC ADJUSTMENT SCALE; FEMALE; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; STRANGULATION; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; VICTIM;

ENGLAND; FEMALE; FIREARMS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE; WALES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 36549053252     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31815b489b     Document Type: Article

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