The effect of previous traumatic injury on homicide risk

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 986-990

  Griffin, Russell L ^a   Davis, Gregory G ^b,c   Levitan, Emily B ^a   MacLennan, Paul A ^a   Redden, David T ^a   McGwin, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Jefferson County Coroner Medical Examiner   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control; Epidemiology; Forensic science; Homicide; Recidivism; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORONER; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; RISK; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ALABAMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903479218     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12416     Document Type: Article

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