Violence against Women: A Physician's Guide to Identification and Management

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Medical Writings: Book Notes6 January 2004Violence against Women: A Physician's Guide to Identification and ManagementPatricia R. Salber, MD, MBAPatricia R. Salber, MD, MBAFrom Blue Shield of California and Physicians for a Violence-free, Society, San Francisco, California.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-140-1-200401060-00042 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Liebschutz JM, Frayne SM, Saxe SM, eds. 368 pages. Philadelphia: American Coll of Physicians; 2003. $38.00. ISBN 1930513119. Order phone 215-351-2600.Field of medicine: General internal medicine.Format: Softcover book.Audience: General internists and other primary care providers.Purpose: To provide primary care providers with practical information about how to identify and respond to the clinical impact of violence against women in everyday practice.Content: The book is divided into 3 parts: clinical issues, special considerations, and clinical vignettes. The first section defines risk factors, clinical presentations, and medical management of female victims of violence, particularly intimate-partner violence and sexual ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Blue Shield of California and Physicians for a Violence-free, Society, San Francisco, California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 6 January 2004Volume 140, Issue 1Page: 76KeywordsAssaultDomestic violenceHealth careHealth care providersNative American peoplePregnancyPsychiatry and mental healthSoftware toolsStrokeSurvival analysis ePublished: 6 January 2004 Issue Published: 6 January 2004 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2004 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...