Optimistic bias on the front line: Emergency medical personnel and domestic violence screening

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-8

  Chapin, John ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Optimistic bias; Violence prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 55549090493     PISSN: 18331882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18848/1833-1882/cgp/v01i01/52552     Document Type: Article

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