Infanticide and neonaticide: A review of 40 years of research literature on incidence and causes

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 99-112

  Porter, Theresa ^a   Gavin, Helen ^b  

^a Young Adult Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anything related to child abuse; Criminology; Violence exposure; Women offenders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANTICIDE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME CHILDBIRTH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANTICIDE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTHERS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT; GLOBAL HEALTH;

EID: 77953704749     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838010371950     Document Type: Article

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