Child homicide in developed countries

International Review of Victimology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 313-326

  Unnithan, N Prabha ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 84998014070     PISSN: 02697580     EISSN: 20479433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026975809700400405     Document Type: Article

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