The epidemiology of child homicides in South Africa;Épidémiologie des homicides d'enfants en Afrique du Sud

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 562-568

  Mathews, Shanaaz ^a   Abrahams, Naeemah ^a   Jewkes, Rachel ^a   Martin, Lorna J ^b   Lombard, Carl ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BOY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HOMICIDE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GIRL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORGUE; NEGLECT; OFFENDER; POLICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84880977021     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.12.117036     Document Type: Article

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