A half century retrospective study of homicide-suicide in Geneva - Switzerland: 1956-2005

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 62-66

  Shiferaw, Kebede ^a   Burkhardt, Sandra ^a   Lardi, Christelle ^a   Mangin, Patrice ^a   Harpe, Romano La ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Forensic autopsy; Geneva; Homicide suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY RELATION; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FRUSTRATION; GUNSHOT INJURY; HALLUCINATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INCIDENCE; INFANTICIDE; JEALOUSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POLICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STAB WOUND; SUICIDE; SWITZERLAND; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DROWNING; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE; SWITZERLAND; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, STAB; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449133335     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.09.003     Document Type: Review

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