title: The relationship between war and homicide rates.
abstract: A time-series study from 1933 to 1986 in the USA showed that the nation's military participation rate was concurrently associated with lower homicide rates among nonwhite but not white individuals.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014857:Warfare