Neglect assessment in elderly persons

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1000-1001

  Dyer, Carmel Bitondo ^a,b  

^a HARRIS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (United States)

^b Quentin Mease Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CAREGIVER; DEMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEGLECT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING;

EID: 24144441705     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.8.1000     Document Type: Editorial

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