FAMILICIDE AND FAMILY LAW: A STUDY OF FILICIDE–SUICIDE FOLLOWING SEPARATION*

Family Court Review

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 448-463

  Johnson, Carolyn Harris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

custody application; domestic violence; filicide; homicide; suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952776687     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2006.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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