Elder abuse, the continuum of family violence

Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 132-134

  Chez, Ronald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRIME; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032975415     PISSN: 1068607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1068-607X(99)00012-8     Document Type: Article

References (10)

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