@article{4a9ceafdedf64d2d8aec7798cdbffa88,
title = "Is low IQ related to risk of death by homicide? Testing an hypothesis using data from a longitudinal study",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "Adult, Alcoholism, Cause of Death, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Follow-Up Studies, Homicide, Humans, Intelligence, Male, Middle Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, Prospective Studies, Risk, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Substance-Related Disorders, United States, Veterans, Vietnam Conflict, Violence",
author = "Batty, {George David} and Mortensen, {Laust Hvas} and Gale, {Catharine R} and Deary, {Ian J}",
year = "2008",
month = oct,
day = "30",
doi = "10.1016/j.psychres.2008.01.006",
language = "English",
volume = "161",
pages = "112--115",
journal = "Psychiatry Research",
issn = "0165-1781",
publisher = "Elsevier Ireland Ltd",
number = "1",
}
