Demography of assault in a provincial Victorian population

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-58

  Taylor, David ^a,d   Eddey, David ^b   Cameron, Peter ^c  

^a BALLARAT HEALTH SERVICES   (Australia)

^b GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POLICE; SUMMER; VICTIM;

EID: 0030913857     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.1997.tb01654.x     Document Type: Article

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