Patterns, aetiology and risk factors of intimate partner violence-related injuries to head, neck and face in Chinese women

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wong, Janet Yuen Ha ^a   Choi, Anna Wai Man ^b   Fong, Daniel Yee Tak ^a   Wong, John Kit Shing ^c   Lau, Chu Leung ^d   Kam, Chak Wah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d POK OI HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Abused Chinese women; Head injuries; Intimate partner violence; Maxillofacial injuries

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COHABITING PERSON; CONTUSION; EMERGENCY WARD; EPISTAXIS; ERYTHEMA; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOMA; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED PERSON; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NECK INJURY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SWELLING; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARITAL STATUS; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NECK INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 84892519593     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-14-6     Document Type: Article

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