title: Epidemic of women battering. Recognition and intervention by health care professionals.
abstract: Domestic violence impacts every member of society and takes an emotional toll on the victim, her family (especially children), friends, and law enforcement and health professionals called on to assist. It affects the economic system in medical expenses, social services to protect the victim and her children, time lost from work by the victim, and expense to jail and prosecute the abuser.
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000191:economics; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role; D012947:Social Work / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology