Racial and ethnic differences in homicides of adult women and the role of intimate partner violence — United States, 2003–2014

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 66, Issue 28, 2017, Pages 741-746

  Petrosky, Emiko ^a   Blair, Janet M ^a   Betz, Carter J ^a   Fowler, Katherine A ^a   Jack, Shane P D ^a   Lyons, Bridget H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANCESTRY GROUP; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85026205466     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6628a1     Document Type: Article

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