Attempted Intimate Partner Homicide: Case Series and Experience in a Nigerian Suburban Hospital
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Intimate partner homicide – an increasingly global, mental and public health issue with enormous social and economic consequences – is widely unreported and undocumented in Nigeria. This article eports attempted homicides managed in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital within 2 years. It aims to arouse public interest to stimulate the enactment of protective policies for vulnerable victims who
are mostly women.
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