Reduction of state victim compensation disparities in disadvantaged crime victims through active outreach and assistance: A randomized trial

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 882-888

  Alvidrez, Jennifer ^a   Shumway, Martha ^a   Boccellari, Alicia ^a   Green, Jon Dean ^a   Kelly, Vanessa ^a   Merrill, Gregory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; VICTIM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; CRIME VICTIMS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIAL CLASS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 43049167431     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.113639     Document Type: Article

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