Mandatory reporting of domestic violence: The law, friend or foe?

Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 228-231

  Iavicoli, Laura G ^a,b,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ELMHURST HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Domestic assault; Domestic violence; Law; Mandatory reporting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIVACY; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SEXUAL ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 22944471162     PISSN: 00272507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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