Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 7 , Pages 1453-1459 , July 2009

A Comparison of 2 Protocols to Detect Intimate Partner Violence

  • Leslie R. Halpern, DDS, MD, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Surgeon, Faculty, Center for Applied Clinical Investigation, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Assistant Professor, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Halpern: Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Warren Bldg, Suite 1201, Boston, MA 02114
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  • Blair A. Parry, CCRC, BA

      Affiliations

    • Research Coordinator, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Gregory Hayward, BA

      Affiliations

    • Research Assistant, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • David Peak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Visiting Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and Director, Center for Applied Clinical Investigation, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA

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 This study was supported in part by the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery's Education and Research Fund and the Center for Applied Clinical Investigation, as well as the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (L.R.H., T.B.D.).

PII: S0278-2391(09)00278-X

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.03.003

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 67, Issue 7 , Pages 1453-1459 , July 2009

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