Gender Differences in Homicide of Neonates, Infants, and Children under 5 y in South Africa: Results from the Cross-Sectional 2009 National Child Homicide Study.

Homicide of children is a global problem. The under-5-y age group is the second largest homicide age group after 15-19 y olds, but has received little research attention. Understanding age and gender patterns is important for assisting with developing prevention interventions. Here we present an age...

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Main Authors: Naeemah Abrahams, Shanaaz Mathews, Lorna J Martin, Carl Lombard, Nadine Nannan, Rachel Jewkes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4846035?pdf=render

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