Urgent care-seeking and injury severity for intimate partner violence during COVID-19: a Canadian retrospective chart review

Urgent care-seeking and injury severity for intimate partner violence during COVID-19: a Canadian retrospective chart review

Abstract Background Early reports raised alarms that intimate partner violence (IPV) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but initial studies showed that visits to emergency departments (EDs) decreased. This study assessed the impact of the prolonged pandemic and its associated restrictions on bo...

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Main Authors: Alison N. Ross, Emma Duchesne, Jane Lewis, Patrick A. Norman, Susan A. Bartels, Melanie Walker, Nicole Rocca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Intimate partner violence
COVID-19 pandemic
Trauma
Injuries
Sexual assault
Domestic violence
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16991-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-16991-z

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