Universal screening for interpersonal violence: Inability to prove universal screening improves provision of services

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-38

  Datner, Elizabeth M ^a   O’Malley, Martin ^a   Schears, Raquel M ^b   Shofer, Frances S ^a   Baren, Jill ^a   Hollander, Judd E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Emergency department; Mandated screening; Screening; Trauma; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DOCUMENTATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PENNSYLVANIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 3343021876     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200402000-00007     Document Type: Article

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