Child Homicide: A Global Public Health Concern

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In this perspective, Delan Devakumar and David Osrin discuss Abrahams and colleagues’ findings in the context of evidence about child homicide in different countries, and consider etiology along with implications for child protection and prevention.

Vyšlo v časopise: Child Homicide: A Global Public Health Concern. PLoS Med 13(4): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002004
Kategorie: Perspective
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