Screening for intimate partner violence in health care settings: a randomised trial

Authors :: MacMillan, Harriet L.
Wathen, C. Nadine
Jamieson, Ellen
Boyle, Michael H.
Shannon, Harry S.
Ford-Gilboe, Marilyn
Worster, Andrew
Lent, Barbara
Coben, Jeffrey H.
Campbell, Jacquelyn C.
McNutt, Louise-Anne
Source :: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association. August 5, 2009, Vol. 302 Issue 5, p493, 9 p.
Publication Year :: 2009
Abstract: A study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of intimate partner violence (IPV) screening in reducing the incidence of violence and improving the health of women. Results indicated that such screening does not really impact or improve health outcomes among women.

Subjects :: Medical screening -- Usage
Women -- Health aspects
Conjugal violence -- Prevention
Wife abuse -- Prevention

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