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Australian violence: contemporary perspectives II

Duncan Chappell and Sandra J Egger (eds.)
ISBN 0 642 20298 2
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology, 1995

Domestic violence victims in emergency departments

Gwenneth Roberts

Abstract

The author reports on an epidemiological study of domestic violence victims attending emergency departments. The study developed screening methods for determining a history of domestic violence; measured the prevalence rates of domestic violence victims attending emergency centres; and explored the outcomes of an educational intervention program for hospital staff.