Reason for case closure among substantiated reports of elder abuse

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 442-458

  Neale, Anne Victoria ^b   Hwalek, Melanie A ^b   Goodrich, Carolyn Stahl ^b   Quinn, Kathleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROTECTION; SCREENING; VICTIM;

EID: 0030862365     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073346489701600404     Document Type: Article

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