An epidemiologic investigation of homicides at Fort Carson, Colorado: Summary of findings

Military Medicine

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 404-411

  Millikan, Amy M ^a   Bell, Michael R ^b   Shayne Gallaway, M ^a   Lagana, Maureen T ^a   Cox, Anthony L ^c   Sweda, Michael G ^d  

^a Behavioral and Social Health Outcomes Program   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Behavioral Health Division US Army Medical Command   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MILITARY MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGGRESSION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; COLORADO; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84860628944     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: 1930613X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-11-00344     Document Type: Article

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