title: Homicide during teenage years--the ten year Metro-Dade County experience from 1973 to 1982.
abstract: This article studies teenage homicide victims in Metro-Dade County, Miami, FL, U.S.A., between the years 1973 through 1982. A total of 263 cases were selected. Cases were then analyzed with respect to age, race, sex, cause of death, scene circumstances, alcohol and drugs detected at autopsy. A discussion follows that highlights these parameters from the standpoint of adolescence and the changing modern society.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D001344:Autopsy; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012940:Social Problems; D044465:White People