Differences between homicide and filicide offenders; results of a nationwide register-based case-control study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Filicide, the killing of one's child, is an extraordinary form of homicide. It has commonly been associated with suicide and parental psychiatric illness. In the research on filicide, nationwide studies with comparison groups, s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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Series: | BMC Psychiatry |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/9/27 |