Elder abuse

Lancet

Volumn 364, Issue 9441, 2004, Pages 1263-1272

  Lachs, Mark S ^a   Pillemer, Karl ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRIME; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL CARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 4744361670     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17144-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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