Violence in an urban community from the perspective of an accident and emergency department: A two-year prospective study

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Steen, Knut ^a,c   Hunskaar, Steinar ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Bergen Legevakt   (Norway)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Public health; Violence

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD ABUSE; CRIME; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; REGISTRATION; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODICITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1242285973     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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