The epidemiology of child homicide in California, 1981 through 1990

Homicide Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-169

  Chew, Kenneth S Y ^a   McCleary, Richard ^a   Lew, Maricres A ^a   Wang, Johnson C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 4444349482     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767999003002003     Document Type: Article

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