Winter Is the Infanticide Season: Seasonal Risk for Child Homicide

Homicide Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 228-239

  McCleary, Richard ^a   Chew, Kenneth S Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84992776044     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767902006003004     Document Type: Article

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