Intimate partner violence against women: Do victims cost health plans more?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 439-443

  Wisner, Catherine L ^c   Gilmer, Todd P ^a   Saltzman, Linda E ^c   Zink, Therese M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Computerized; Domestic violence; Health care costs; Medical records systems; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE; BATTERED WOMEN; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 0033360076     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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