Citation

Bovim EK, Saltvedt I, Lereim I. Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. 1993; 113(14): 1695-1697.

Vernacular Title

Mishandling i ekteskap og samboerforhold.

Affiliation

Skade-akuttavdelingen, Regionsykehuset i Trondheim.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Norske Laegeforening)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8322293

Abstract

The authors have studied the type and frequency of cases of wife-battering attending an emergency outpatient clinic in Trondheim, Norway. Most patients were between 20 and 30 years old. They had multiple traumas, with a predominance of traumas near the head and neck region. Almost half (44%) of the abusers were unemployed, and most of them were 30-40 years old. Alcohol was reported as an important precipitating factor by 75% of the victims. Comparison with a corresponding study carried out ten years ago shows that the frequency of wife-battering seems to be almost unchanged.

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