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... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology > Social Problems > Crime > Homicide > Infanticide
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Preferred term

Infanticide  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Neonaticide
  • Neonaticides

Note

  • restrict to humans: do not use for the killing of young of other primates or other animals in scientific experiments; do not use for killing of newborn or young animals by their parents ( = BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL)

Scope note

  • The killing of infants at birth or soon after.

In other languages

  • lapsensurma

    Finnish

  • lapsen murha
  • lapsen murhaaminen
  • lapsen tappaminen
  • lapsenmurha
  • lapsentappo
  • Barnamord

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007237

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