Vulnerability to Elder Abuse and Neglect in Assisted Living Facilities

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 753-757

  Wood, Stacey ^a   Stephens, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Long term care

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; NEGLECT;

EID: 0142149969     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.5.753     Document Type: Article

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