Homicide due to mental disorder in England and Wales over 50 years

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 130-133

  Large, Matthew ^a   Smith, Glen ^b   Swinson, Nicola ^c   Shaw, Jenny ^c   Nielssen, Olav ^a  

^a Macquarie Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANTICIDE; MENTAL DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 49149104413     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.107.046581     Document Type: Article

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