title: Injuries due to deliberate violence in areas of Denmark. II. Victims of homicide in the Copenhagen area.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Copenhagen Study Group for comparison of the pattern of deliberate violence in Europe and South America, Denmark.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Thomsen
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Albrektsen
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aalund
authors.forename: V B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Breiting
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Danielsen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Helweg-Larsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kjaerulff
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Staugaard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003718:Denmark; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014754:Violence