Prevalence Study of Domestic Violence Victims in an Emergency Department
Annals of Emergency MedicinePublished 1 June 1996
Gwenneth Lilian Roberts, Brian I. O’Toole, Beverley Raphael, Joan M. Lawrence, Richard Ashby
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The prevalence and risk factors indicate the need for training of physicians and nurses in the ED about domestic violence and for provision of appropriate backup referral services such as after-hours social work services.
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These Australian studies support the findings of prevalence studies of domestic violence victims in ED in the United States. The prevalence and risk factors indicate the need for training of physicians and nurses in the ED about domestic violence and for provision of appropriate backup referral services such as after-hours social work services.
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