Is low IQ related to risk of death by homicide? Testing an hypothesis using data from a longitudinal study

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Lower IQ test scores are related to an increased risk of violent assault. We tested the relation between IQ and death by homicide. In a prospective cohort study of 14,537 men (21 homicides), the association between lower IQ and an increased risk of homicide was lost after multiple adjustment.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftPsychiatry Research
Vol/bind161
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)112-115
Antal sider4
ISSN0165-1781
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 30 okt. 2008

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