Domestic violence homicides: ED use before victimization

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 689-691

  Wadman, Michael C ^a,b   Muelleman, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Emergency department; Homicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATTERING; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; VICTIM;

EID: 0032752498     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90161-4     Document Type: Article

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