Characteristics of victims of violence admitted to a specialized medico-legal unit in Switzerland

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 269-272

  Hofner, Marie Claude ^a   Burquier, Raphaelle ^a   Huissoud, Thérèse ^b   Romain, Nathalie ^a   Graz, Bertrand ^b   Mangin, Patrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Forensic nurses; Interpersonal violence; Prevention; Specialised medico legal unit; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC NURSING; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; OFFENDER; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX RATIO; SWITZERLAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CRIME VICTIMS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC NURSING; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SWITZERLAND; VIOLENCE;

EID: 67349151784     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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