A comparison of SHR and vital statistics homicide estimates for U.S. cities

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-17

  Loftin, Colin ^a   McDowall, David ^a   Fetzer, Matthew D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Homicide; Murder; National Vital Statistics System; Occurrence rates; Residence rates; Supplementary Homicide Report

Indexed keywords

EID: 38749120270     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986207312585     Document Type: Article

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