Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 217-223 , May 2010

Prevalence and correlates of fire-setting in the United States: results from the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

  • Michael G. Vaughn

      Affiliations

    • School of Social Work and Department of Community Health, Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tegeler Hall, St. Louis, MO 63103. Tel.: +1 314 977 2718; fax: +1 314 977 2731.
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  • Qiang Fu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA
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  • Matt DeLisi

      Affiliations

    • Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies, Department of Sociology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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  • John Paul Wright

      Affiliations

    • Division of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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  • Kevin M. Beaver

      Affiliations

    • College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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  • Brian E. Perron

      Affiliations

    • School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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  • Matthew O. Howard

      Affiliations

    • School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

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PII: S0010-440X(09)00073-X

doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.06.002

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 217-223 , May 2010