Tools for screening for interpersonal violence: State of the science

Violence and Victims

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 725-737

  Haggerty, Lois A ^a   Hawkins, Joellen W ^a   Fontenot, Holly ^a   Lewis O'Connor, Annie ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal violence; Screening tools; Universal screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELDER ABUSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CRIME VICTIMS; ELDER ABUSE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 84857474486     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.26.6.725     Document Type: Article

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