The primary care of elder mistreatment

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 353-358

  Hirsch, Calvin H ^a   Stratton, Sara ^b   Loewy, Roberta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; CONFIDENTIALITY; CRIME; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONNECTICUT; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREJUDICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0033146204     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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