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- Title
Sex differences in characteristics of adolescents presenting to the emergency department with acute assault-related injury.
- Authors
Ranney, Megan L; Whiteside, Lauren; Walton, Maureen A; Chermack, Stephen T; Zimmerman, Marc A; Cunningham, Rebecca M
- Abstract
Adolescents with a history of peer assault are known to report high rates of other risky behaviors. The characteristics of adolescents seeking care in the ED for acute assault-related injury are less well established. This knowledge deficit is particularly noticeable for adolescent female victims of peer assault. This study's objectives were: 1) to characterize the demographics and risk behaviors of youths presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute assault-related injury and 2) to compare assaulted youths' demographic characteristics, past experiences with violence, and other risk behaviors by sex.
- Publication
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 2011, Vol 18, Issue 10, p1027
- ISSN
1553-2712
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01165.x