title: Regional studies of homicide: a meta-analysis.
abstract: A meta-analysis of regional correlates of homicide rates in 8 nations revealed consistent associations of homicide rates with divorce, suicide and unemployment rates, per capita income, and population size.
authors.affiliation: Richard Stockton College, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195. lesterd@stockton.edu
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authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D004243:Divorce; D004739:England; D006708:Homicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007194:India; D007564:Japan; D011153:Population; D012426:Russia; D013405:Suicide; D013548:Sweden; D013624:Taiwan; D014455:Ukraine; D014478:Unemployment; D014481:United States