TY  - SER
AU  - Allen, Terry
AU  - Novak,Shannon A.
AU  - Bench,Lawrence L.
TI  - Patterns of injuries: accident or abuse
T2  - Violence Against Women
SN  - 1077-8012
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Thousand Oaks, Calif.
PB  - SAGE Publications
KW  - FVC
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - WOUNDS AND INJURIES
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
N1  - Violence Against Women 13(8)  August 2007 : 802 - 816
N2  - "This study uses two types of independent variables, age and the location of the physical wound, to develop a model of injury patterning that identifies violent behavior without direct observation of the assault. In this research, domestic violence injuries are compared to accidental injuries. The results indicate that there are specific and predictable injury patterns that separate abuse from other kinds of wounds. A logistic regression model was developed to identify the regions of the body most susceptible to injury from domestic assault. Using the age of the victim and the injury regions, probabilities were calculated to determine which wounds were caused by abuse."--JOURNAL ABSTRACT
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801207302040
ER  -