Violence to and maltreatment of people with disabilities: A short review

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-12

  Heilporn, André ^a   Andre J M ^a,b   Didier, Jean Pierre ^a,c   Chamberlain, M Anne ^a,d  

^a Académie Européenne de Médecine de Réadaptation   (Belgium)

^b Institut Regional de Readaptation   (France)

^c Centre de Rééducation et de Convalescence   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disabled people; Maltreatment; Prevention; Violence

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; ETHICS; EUROPE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; LAW; MEDICAL LITERATURE; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALPRACTICE; RISK FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; VIOLENCE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 31744440624     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16501970500476092     Document Type: Review

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