What is the lifetime risk of contact with an A&E Department or an Institute of Forensic Medicine following violent victimisation?

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-127

  Faergemann, Christian ^a   Lauritsen, Jens M ^a,b   Brink, Ole ^c   Stovring, Henrik ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Injuries; Risk; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME VICTIMS; DENMARK; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 37549025808     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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