Domestic violence in emergency medicine patients

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-13

  Boyle, A ^a   Robinson, S ^b   Atkinson, P ^b  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0842264785     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.007591     Document Type: Review

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