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Ongoing Violence Assessment Tool (OVAT)

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<p>Detects domestic abuse (intimate partner violence) in women and men in emergency department settings.</p>

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The Ongoing Violence Assessment Tool (OVAT) detects domestic abuse (intimate partner violence) in women and men in emergency department settings.

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