Elder Abuse in Residential Settings in Sweden

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 43-60

  Saveman, Britt Inger ^a,b   Åström, Sture ^b,c   Bucht, Gösta ^b   Norberg, Astrid ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Department of Physiotherapy   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care; Elder abuse; Nursing staff; Residential settings

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644450675     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v10n01_04     Document Type: Article

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