Injuries due to deliberate violence in areas of Denmark. II. Victims of homicide in the Copenhagen area.
As part of a transcultural investigation of injuries due to deliberate violence in Denmark and South America, homicides in the Copenhagen area were studied for a 1-year period. Forty-five cases corresponding to a rate of approximately 2/10(5) per year were recorded. The rate seems to be increasing and the pattern changing with a higher frequency of stabbing and with an increasing frequency of high blood-alcohol concentrations in the victims. The highest number were killed at home. In the majority of cases the aggressor and the victim knew each other. A reduction in alcohol consumption is indicated as a possible preventive measure.
Thomsen
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Copenhagen Study Group for comparison of the pattern of deliberate violence in Europe and South America, Denmark.
Albrektsen
S B
SB
Aalund
O
O
Breiting
V B
VB
Danielsen
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L
Helweg-Larsen
K
K
Jacobsen
J
J
Kjaerulff
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H
Staugaard
H
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003718:Denmark; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014754:Violence