The management of elder mistreatment: The physician's role

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 384-392

  Hirsch, Calvin H ^a,c   Loewy, Roberta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Elder abuse; Medical history taking; Physician's role; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRIME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035873198     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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