Abstract
A retrospective medical record review assessed identification rate of women acutely injured by intimate-partner violence before and after implementation of an Emergency Department (ED) intimate-partner violence advocacy program. After program implementation, the identification rate of intimate-partner violence increased over 40%. Of the 19 physicians in the ED during both time periods, 17 (89%) identified more cases after the program began (p < 0.003). Implementation of a community-based intimate-partner violence advocacy program in the ED resulted in an increased identification rate of intimate violence.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 242-244 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Missouri medicine |
Volume | 96 |
Issue number | 7 |
State | Published - Jul 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine