An empirical study of characteristics and types of homicide-suicides in Hong Kong, 1989-2005

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 112, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 184-192

  Yip, Paul S F ^a   Wong, Paul W C ^a   Cheung, Y T ^a   Chan, K S ^b   Beh, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Altruistic homicide; Filicide suicide; Homicide suicide; Hong Kong; Suicide

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL;

ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICISM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DATA COLLECTION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 56249127484     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2008.05.005     Document Type: Article

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