Elder abuse and neglect

Aging Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 115-128

  Teaster, Pamela B ^a   Lawrence, Susan A ^a   Cecil, Kara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Adult Protective Services; Elder; Neglect; Older adult

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DATA BASE; DEMENTIA; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MENTAL DISEASE; MINORITY GROUP; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF NEGLECT; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT PLANNING; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VICTIM;

EID: 33847245821     PISSN: 1745509X     EISSN: 17455103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/1745509X.3.1.115     Document Type: Review

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