Factors influencing health-care professionals in identifying and managing elder abuse: A preliminary report

Geriatrics Today: Journal of the Canadian Geriatrics Society

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 34-37

  Wong, Camilla ^a   Marr, Sharon ^a  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Elder abuse; Knowlegde; Practice; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0036192832     PISSN: 14963892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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