Homicide-suicide and other violent deaths: An international comparison

Forensic Science International

Volumn 207, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 70-76

  Liem, Marieke ^a   Barber, Catherine ^b   Markwalder, Nora ^c   Killias, Martin ^c   Nieuwbeerta, Paul ^a,d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Family violence; Firearms; Homicide; International aspects; Murder suicide; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FIREARM; GENDER; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDE; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

EID: 79953038804     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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