Homicide-suicide in Durban, South Africa

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 877-899

  Roberts, Kerry ^a   Wassenaar, Douglas ^a   Canetto, Silvia Sara ^b   Pillay, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Homicide suicide; Masculinity norms; South Africa; Violence against women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FIREARM; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SPOUSE ABUSE; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950183888     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509336964     Document Type: Article

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