The prevalence of undiagnosed geriatric health conditions among adult protective service clients

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 820-823

  Heath, John M ^a,b   Brown, Merle ^c   Kobylarz, Fred A ^d   Castaño, Susan ^e  

^a University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult protective services; Elder abuse and neglect; Elder mistreatment; Geriatric assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRIME; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGLECT; PAIN; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; URINE INCONTINENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 28744451858     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.6.820     Document Type: Article

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