Mandatory reporting laws do not deter patients from seeking medical care

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 336-341

  Houry, D ^a   Feldhaus, K ^a   Thorson, A C ^a   Abbott, J ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032865833     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70127-7     Document Type: Article

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