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Guideline
. 1992 Sep;1(1):39-47.
doi: 10.1001/archfami.1.1.39.

American Medical Association Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines on Domestic Violence

No authors listed
Guideline

American Medical Association Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines on Domestic Violence

No authors listed. Arch Fam Med. 1992 Sep.

Erratum in

  • Arch Fam Med 1992 Nov;1(2):287

Abstract

Physical and sexual violence against women is a public health problem that has reached epidemic proportions. An estimated 8 to 12 million women in the United States are at risk of being abused by their current or former intimate partners. This violence causes serious physical, psychological, and social sequelae for these women and their families.

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