Elder abuse and neglect: An overview

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 279-292

  Gorbien, Martin J ^a   Eisenstein, Amy R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NEGLECT; POPULATION; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; RISK; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 15944399761     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2004.12.001     Document Type: Review

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