Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 15-19 , January 2008

Assessment of abuse-related injuries: A comparative study of forensic physicians, emergency room physicians, emergency room nurses and medical students

  • Udo J.L. Reijnders, MD, PhD (Forensic Physician)

      Affiliations

    • Municipal Public Health Service, Department of Forensic Medicine, Postbus 2200, 1000 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 20 5555513; fax: +31 20 5555106.
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  • Georgios F. Giannakopoulos (Medical Student)

      Affiliations

    • VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Kim H. de Bruin, MSc (Research Associate Cluster Epidemiology, Documentation and Health Promotion)

      Affiliations

    • Municipal Public Health Service, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Received 3 March 2006 ,Revised 22 May 2006 ,Accepted 14 June 2006.

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PII: S1353-1131(06)00165-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2006.06.029

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 15-19 , January 2008

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