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Research Article

Environmental Hazards and Structural Covariates of US Homicide Rates: Methodological Considerations When Investigating the “Ecology” of Violence

Pages 847-869 | Received 19 Aug 2023, Accepted 30 Sep 2023, Published online: 17 Oct 2023

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