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Injury patterns among female trauma patients: Recognizing intentional injury
Crandall ML, Nathens AB, Rivara FP. Injury patterns among female trauma patients: Recognizing intentional injury. The Journal of Trauma. 2004;57(1):42-45.

This article describes a study in which the objective was to identify patterns of injury consistent with intentional injury in female trauma patients admitted to the hospital. The authors found that women with blunt intentional trauma exhibited very different injury patterns than those hospitalized for motor vehicle collisions or falls.



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