Actuarial assessment of violence risk in hospital-based partner assault clinics

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 56-70

  Hilton, N Zoe ^a,b   Harris, Grant T ^a   Holder, Norah ^c  

^a Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene   (Canada)

^b Mental Health Centre   (Canada)

^c Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Injury; Nursing; Partner assault; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMAN; CANADA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STALKING; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ONTARIO; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPOUSE ABUSE; STALKING;

EID: 58149201443     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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