Introduction. The potential for hospital-based interventions for male victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) as well as adult\nperpetrators of both genders has been largely unexplored despite early evidence of acute-care utilization that may be as high\nas female victims. The current investigation compared the emergency department (ED) and injury-related-hospitalization rates\nof IPV-involved individuals against standardized national norms, assessing differences by gender and victim/perpetrator-status.\nMethods.This cross-sectional study collected one-year ED and in-patient visit data from hospital records for individuals listed as\nvictim or perpetrator in an IPV criminal charging request in a Midwestern county (
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