title: [Some epidemiological and forensic assessments on cases of domestic violence, recorded in Piatra Neamţ, between 1997-2009].
abstract: Authors highlighted some aspects regarding domestic violence in an urban community, during 13 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 31406 individuals from the county, with various aggressions, from which 1433 (53.43%) from Piatra Neamţ Town and 2682 (8.53%) were victims of domestic violence < 20-61 aged.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Domestic violence prevalence in Piatra Neamţ Town, comparatively with county, had values of 6.21% in 1997 and 7.10% in 2009. Cumulatively for 13 years, female victims were 1081 (75.43%), comparatively with males 352 (24.56%). A percent of 79.51% of cases interested 21-60 aged active social groups. The gravity of domestic violence lesions were distributed in 4 categories, from 10 to 61 days of hospitalization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Negative social economical involvements of domestic violence for individual, family and community, presented various aspects, some of them difficult to quantify (hospitalisation, absenteeism, temporary work incapacity a.s.o).
authors.affiliation: Universităţii de Medicină si Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Temeş
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manole
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merchez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*