Hospital-based violence intervention programs save lives and money

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 331-333

  Purtle, Jonathan ^a   Dicker, Rochelle ^a   Cooper, Carnell ^a   Corbin, Theodore ^a   Greene, Michael B ^a   Marks, Anne ^a   Creaser, Diana ^a   Topp, Deric ^a   Moreland, Dawn ^a  

^a Policy Workgroup of the National Network of the Hospital based Violence Intervention Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJURY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIOLENCE; VIOLENT INJURY;

COST SAVINGS; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECURRENCE; TRAUMA CENTERS; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84881366712     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318294f518     Document Type: Note

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