Effects of domestic violence policies, alcohol taxes and police staffing levels on intimate partner homicide in large US cities

Injury Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 90-95

  Zeoli, April M ^a   Webster, Daniel W ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEER; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FIREARM; HEALTH; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; POLICY; STATISTICS; TAX; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEER; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FIREARMS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PUBLIC POLICY; TAXES; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955293102     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2009.024620     Document Type: Article

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