Elder abuse and neglect

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 132-133

  McAlpine, Christine H ^a  

^a STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; GERIATRIC CARE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL STAFF; NEGLECT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 41249083908     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn008     Document Type: Editorial

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