October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month- Recommendations Statement for Screening Patients from the USPSTF

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The US Preventive Services Task Force has released a Recommendations Statement on screening patients for domestic violence. The statement can be accessed at: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf12/ipvelder/ipvelderfinalrs.htm.

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