Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 50-54 , May 2009

Factors to consider for family violence screening implementation in New Zealand emergency departments

  • Karen Schimanski, RGON, PGCertHSc, PGDipHSc

      Affiliations

    • Acute Services: Adult Emergency Department/Admission & Planning Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Bronwyn Hedgecock, RN, MHlth Sci Ed

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +64 9 373 7599.

Received 24 November 2008 ,Revised 1 February 2009 ,Accepted 26 February 2009.

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PII: S1574-6267(09)00040-8

doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2009.02.004

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 50-54 , May 2009

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