Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 781-785 , June 1997

Injuries and Illnesses of Domestic Violence

Presented at "Putting Violence Prevention Into the Practice of Medicine," third annual conference by Physicians for a Violence-Free Society, Dallas, February 1996.

Received 16 May 1996 ,Accepted 26 July 1996.

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 From the Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO.

☆☆ Address for reprints:Jean Abbott, MD B-215 University of Colorado Health Sciences Center 4200 East Ninth Avenue Denver, Colorado 80262 303-372-5500 Fax 303-372-5528

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 29, Issue 6 , Pages 781-785 , June 1997