Elder abuse in Canada and Australia: Implications for nurses

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 651-659

  Trevitt, Corinne ^a   Gallagher, Elaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CRIME; HUMAN; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ELDER ABUSE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSES;

EID: 0030331033     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(96)00022-3     Document Type: Article

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