Adult protective service use and nursing home placement

Gerontologist

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 734-739

  Lachs, Mark S ^a   Williams, Christianna S ^b   O'Brien, Shelley ^c   Pillemer, Karl A ^d  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Yale University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult protective services; Elder abuse; Nursing home placement; Self neglect

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0036861870     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/42.6.734     Document Type: Article

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