The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 307-312 , October 2007

Violence Prediction in the Emergency Department

  • La Vonne A. Downey, PHD

      Affiliations

    • School of Policy Studies, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: La Vonne Downey, phd, School of Policy Studies, Roosevelt University, 430 Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605
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  • Leslie S. Zun, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Finch University/Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

Received 7 September 2005 ,Revised 23 June 2006 ,Accepted 12 November 2006.

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PII: S0736-4679(07)00308-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.04.009

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 307-312 , October 2007