Journal article
Prevalence of abuse and intimate partner violence surgical evaluation (PRAISE) in orthopaedic fracture clinics: a multinational prevalence study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the leading cause of non-fatal injury to women worldwide. Musculoskeletal injuries, which are often seen by orthopaedic surgeons, are the second most common manifestation of IPV. We aimed to establish the 12-month and lifetime prevalence of IPV in women presenting to orthopaedic fracture clinics.
METHODS: The PRAISE team of 80 investigators did a cross-sectional study of a consecutive sample of …
Authors
Sprague S; Bhandari M; Della Rocca GJ; Goslings JC; Poolman RW; Madden K; Simunovic N; Dosanjh S; Schemitsch EH
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 382, No. 9895, pp. 866–876
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2013
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(13)61205-2
ISSN
0140-6736