Improving the Emergency Department detection rate of domestic violence using direct questioning

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-124

  Morrison, Laurie J ^a   Allan, Rebecca ^b   Grunfeld, Anton ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis intervention; Domestic violence; Historical control; Prospective cohort

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033853604     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(00)00204-3     Document Type: Article

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