Accuracy of 3 brief screening questions for detecting partner violence in the emergency department

JAMA

Volumn 277, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 1357-1361

  Feldhaus, Kim M ^a,c   Koziol McLain, Jane ^a   Amsbury, Holly L ^b   Norton, Ilena M ^a   Lowenstein, Steven R ^a   Abbott, Jean T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030903384     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.17.1357     Document Type: Article

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