Major interpersonal violence cases seen in a Pretoria academic hospital over a one-year period, with emphasis on community assault cases

Introduction: Interpersonal violence cases make up a significant portion of the trauma cases seen in emergency centres in South Africa. Community assaults are extremely violent attacks on suspected perpetrators by members of the community aimed at inflicting serious injury. The aim of this study was...

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Main Authors: Rulé Human, Mimi Geyser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X20300070