Cross-sectional association between behavioral symptoms and potential elder abuse among subjects in home care in Italy: Results from the silvernet study

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-78

  Ogioni, Luciana ^a   Liperoti, Rosa ^b   Landi, Francesco ^b   Soldato, Manuel ^b   Bernabei, Roberto ^b   Onder, Graziano ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abuse; Behavioral symptoms; Home care; Neglect; Wandering

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CRIME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGLECT; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VERBAL HOSTILITY; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33846204321     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JGP.0000232511.63355.f9     Document Type: Article

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