The Randomization of Terrorist Attacks
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Geographic Profiling of Terrorist Attacks
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عنوان ژورنال: Defense & Security Analysis
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1475-1798,1475-1801
DOI: 10.1080/14751798.2010.516542