Injury research explains conflicting violence trends

Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 324-325

  Shepherd, J ^a   Sivarajasingam, V ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; POLICE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CRIME VICTIMS; DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLICE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VIOLENCE; WALES;

EID: 29244477973     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2005.009761     Document Type: Note

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