Acute injury patterns of intimate partner violence victims

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-289

  Sheridan, Daniel J ^a   Nash, Katherine R ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute injury patterns; Bruising; Domestic violence; Forensics; Intimate partner violence; Location of injury; Mechanism of injury; Type of injury

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; CLASSIFICATION; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; NECK INJURY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; BATTERED WOMEN; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK INJURIES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34250706792     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838007303504     Document Type: Article

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