Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 419-427 , October 2008

Visits Coded as Intimate Partner Violence in Emergency Departments: Characteristics of the Individuals and the System as Reported in a National Survey of Emergency Departments

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doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2007.10.015

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 34, Issue 5 , Pages 419-427 , October 2008

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