Elder abuse: A call to action

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 522-527

  Bird, Patti E ^a   Harrington, David T ^b   Barillo, David J ^c   McSweeney, Amanda ^a   Shirani, Khan Z ^b   Goodwin, Cleon W ^c  

^a US Army Institute of Surgical Research ^*

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c USAISR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NEGLECT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0031769298     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199811000-00011     Document Type: Article

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