SITE OF ACCIDENTS FOR VICTIMS OF ASSAULT

Authors
KINGMA J
Citation
J. Kingma, SITE OF ACCIDENTS FOR VICTIMS OF ASSAULT, Psychological reports, 75(3), 1994, pp. 1361-1362
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
Psychological reports → ACNP
ISSN journal
00332941
Volume
75
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Part
1
Pages
1361 - 1362
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2941(1994)75:3<1361:SOAFVO>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
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 ho spital). Sex differences were found for site of occurrence of the viol ent act. Women became victims of violence most frequently (34.6%) at h ome and men in the street (29.3%).