U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement for Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Elderly and Vulnerable Adults

January 22, 2013 – Today, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released its final recommendation statement on screening for intimate partner violence and abuse of elderly and vulnerable adults. To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, please click here. A fact sheet that explains the final recommendation statement in plain language is available also. The final recommendation can also be found in the January 22 online edition of Annals of Internal Medicine.