title: [Abuse in marriages and living-together relationships].
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.
authors.affiliation: Skade-akuttavdelingen, Regionsykehuset i Trondheim.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Bovim
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Saltvedt
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lereim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Mishandling i ekteskap og samboerforhold.