Child Outcomes and Risk Factors in U.S. Homicide-Suicide Cases 1999-2004

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 285-297

  Sillito, Carrie LeFevre ^a   Salari, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child fatality; Domestic violence; Familicide; Murder suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955482428     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-011-9364-6     Document Type: Article

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