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Comment
. 2016 Apr 26;13(4):e1002004.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002004. eCollection 2016 Apr.

Child Homicide: A Global Public Health Concern

Delan Devakumar  1 , David Osrin  2
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Child Homicide: A Global Public Health Concern

Delan Devakumar et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

In this perspective, Delan Devakumar and David Osrin discuss Abrahams and colleagues' findings in the context of evidence about child homicide in different countries, and consider etiology along with implications for child protection and prevention.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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