The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 5 , Pages 565-579 , May 2011

Violence in the Emergency Department: A National Survey of Emergency Medicine Residents and Attending Physicians

Presented at the American College of Emergency Physicians Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2008.

  • Marcelina Behnam, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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  • Roger D. Tillotson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
    • ,
  • Stephen M. Davis, MPA, MSW

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Address: Stephen M. Davis, mpa, msw, Department of Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, PO Box 9149, Morgantown, WV 26506
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  • Gerald R. Hobbs, PHD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
    • Department of Statistics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

Received 2 June 2009 ,Revised 3 November 2009 ,Accepted 10 November 2009.

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 This study was funded by the West Virginia University Emergency Medicine Research Grant.

PII: S0736-4679(09)00910-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.11.007

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 5 , Pages 565-579 , May 2011

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