The prevalence of elder abuse and neglect: A systematic review

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 151-160

  Cooper, Claudia ^a   Selwood, Amber ^a   Livingston, Gill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse; Elders; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; CAREGIVER; CHECKLIST; CONSENSUS; DEMENTIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NEGLECT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECIPIENT; REFERENCE DATABASE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY; VIOLENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 41249102822     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afm194     Document Type: Review

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