Need for law enforcement in cases of intimate partner violence in a university ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-63

  Sachs, Carolyn J ^a   Baraff, Larry J ^a   Peek, Corinne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Domestic violence; Emergency medicine; Legislation; Police; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY VIOLENCE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; KNIFE CUT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031983866     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90067-5     Document Type: Article

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