The physical abuse of older adults: The impact of the carer's gender, level of abuse indicators, and training on decision making

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 19-44

  Bell, Bill ^a,c   Oyebode, Jan ^b   Oliver, Chris ^c  

^a BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Psychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse indicators; Caregiving; Decision making; Dementia; Elder abuse; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944580354     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v16n03_02     Document Type: Article

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