Partner homicide in context: A population-based perspective

Homicide Studies

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 400-421

  Smith, Paige Hall ^a   Moracco, Kathryn E ^b   Butts, John D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (North Carolina)   (United States)

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EID: 79958754628     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767998002004004     Document Type: Article

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