Emergency department protocol for the diagnosis and evaluation of geriatric abuse

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1988, Pages 1006-1015

  Jones, Jeffrey ^a   Dougherty, James ^a   Schelble, Daniel ^a   Cunningham, William ^a  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

abuse; geriatric

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRIME; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; ELDER ABUSE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OHIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0024095059     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(88)80436-0     Document Type: Article

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