Alcohol-related violence as an explanation for the difference between homicide rates in Finland and the other Nordic countries
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M. Lehti & J. Kivivuori: Alcohol-related violence as an explanation for the difference between homicide rates in Finland and the other Nordic countries
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تاریخ انتشار 2012