The clinical presentation of elder neglect: What we know and what we can do

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 340-349

  Strasser, Sheryl M ^a   Fulmer, Terry ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical manifestations; Elder neglect; Mental health implications

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846672425     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: 15325725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390306298879     Document Type: Article

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