COVID-19: a public health approach to manage domestic violence is needed

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¹ College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Centre for Crime, Justice, and Policing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. Electronic address: joht.chandan@nhs.net.
² College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Centre for Crime, Justice, and Policing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Institute for Global Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
³ Institute for Global Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Centre for Health and Justice, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
⁴ Centre for Crime, Justice, and Policing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; College of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Institute for Global Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.

Joht Singh Chandan et al. Lancet Public Health. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;5(6):e309.

doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30112-2. Epub 2020 May 10.

¹ College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Centre for Crime, Justice, and Policing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. Electronic address: joht.chandan@nhs.net.
² College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Centre for Crime, Justice, and Policing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Institute for Global Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
³ Institute for Global Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Centre for Health and Justice, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
⁴ Centre for Crime, Justice, and Policing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; College of Social Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Institute for Global Innovation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.

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