An analysis of WHO data on lethal violence: Relevance of the new western millennium

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-170

  Rezaeian, Mohsen ^a  

^a RAFSANJAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

homicide; regions of the world; stream analogy; suicide; suicide homicide ratio; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952672344     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539509338393     Document Type: Article

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