Intimate partner violence-related hospitalizations in Appalachia and the non-Appalachian United States.

The highly rural region of Appalachia faces considerable socioeconomic disadvantage and health disparities that are recognized risk factors for intimate partner violence (IPV). The objective of this study was to estimate the rate of IPV-related hospitalizations in Appalachia and the non-Appalachian...

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Main Authors: Danielle M Davidov, Stephen M Davis, Motao Zhu, Tracie O Afifi, Melissa Kimber, Abby L Goldstein, Nicole Pitre, Kelly K Gurka, Carol Stocks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5590902?pdf=render