Contrasting Robbery- and Non-Robbery-Related Workplace Homicide. North Carolina, 1994-2003

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-23

  Gurka, Kelly K ^a   Marshall, Stephen W ^b,c,d   Runyan, Carol W ^b,c,d   Loomis, Dana P ^e   Casteel, Carri ^b,d   Richardson, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EMPLOYEE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL EXPERT; ROBBERY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MOTIVATION; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONS; THEFT; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 67349254531     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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