Deprivation and violence in the community: a perspective from a UK Accident and Emergency Department.
Using routinely collected data from an Accident and Emergency department over a 12 month period, we demonstrated a strong correlation (Pearson Correlation Coefficient 0.90; 95% Confidence Intervals, 0.77-0.96) between material deprivation and attendance following violent assault.
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Public Health Department, South Lancashire Health Authority, Grove House, Langton Brow, The Green, PR7 5PD, Eccleston, UK. andyhowe@clara.co.uk
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D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003467:Cultural Deprivation; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011204:Poverty Areas; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*