Filicide: Historical review and prevention of child death by parent

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-75

  Koenen, Mark A ^a   Thompson Jr , John W ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FATHER; FILIXIC ACID; HUMAN; INFANTICIDE; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 54949120851     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20166     Document Type: Review

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