Severe Family Violence and Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevalence and Risk Factors

Gerontologist

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 493-497

  Paveza, Gregory J ^a   Cohen, Donna ^b   Eisdorfer, Carl ^c   Freels, Sally ^b   Semla, Todd ^b   Wesson Ashford, J ^d   Gorelick, Philip ^e   Hirschman, Robert ^f   Luchins, Daniel ^g   Levy, Paul ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dementia; Elder abuse

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; ELDER ABUSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0026630144     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/32.4.493     Document Type: Article

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