Site of accidents for victims of assault.
The preponderance of males in violence was observed in 82.1% of 2,822 victims of assault (treated for injuries at the emergency unit of a hospital). Sex differences were found for site of occurrence of the violent act. Women became victims of violence most frequently (34.6%) at home and men in the street (29.3%).
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Department of Traumatology, University Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands.
D000328:Adult; D015982:Bias; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012744:Sex Ratio; D012931:Social Environment; D014754:Violence; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology