title: 7208 Victims of domestic and public violence; an exploratory study based on the reports of assaulted individuals reporting to the police.
abstract: In this study, the data of 7208 victims (children and adults) of domestic and public violence were analysed after they reported this to the police in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In this analysis the characteristics of these intentional injuries were collected and compared. Despite some significant differences, there is no clear, specific way to distinguish between public and domestic violence. Therefore, it is more efficient for doctors to limit their focus to the differences between accidental and intentional injuries.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Service, Department of Forensic Medicine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: ureijnders@ggd.amsterdam.nl.
authors.forename: U J L
authors.initials: UJ
authors.lastname: Reijnders
authors.affiliation: Public Health Service, Department of Epidemiology, Documentation and Health Promotion, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceelen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D016495:Police; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Child abuse; Domestic violence; Female victims; Male victims; Public violence; Type of abuse