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Deprivation and violence in the community: a perspective from a UK Accident and Emergency Department
1Public Health Department, South Lancashire Health Authority, Grove House, Langton Brow, The Green, PR7 5PD, Eccleston, UK. andyhowe@clara.co.uk
Injury
|May 31, 2001
Abstract:
Using routinely collected data from an Accident and Emergency department over a 12 month period, we demonstrated a strong correlation (Pearson Correlation Coefficient 0.90; 95% Confidence Intervals, 0.77-0.96) between material deprivation and attendance following violent assault.