Methods for estimating medical expenditures attributable to intimate partner violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1747-1766

  Brown, Derek S ^a   Finkelstein, Eric A ^a   Mercy, James A ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom up; Econometric; Intimate partner violence; Medical costs; Medical expenditures; Top down

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 55449134160     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508314338     Document Type: Article

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