A comparison of female and male adolescent victims of violence seen in the emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 701-706

  Ranney, Megan L ^a   Mello, Michael J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; Emergency Service; female; hospital statistics and numerical data; violence; wounds and injuries epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHODE ISLAND; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655163964     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.03.025     Document Type: Article

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