Recognizing and reporting elder abuse and neglect

Geriatrics

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 13-17

  Halphen, John M ^a   Varas, Grace M ^a   Sadowsky, June M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity; Elder abuse; Intervention; Neglect; Self neglect

Indexed keywords

AGED; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDER ABUSE; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEGLECT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SELF CARE; SELF HELP; SELF NEGLECT; SEXUAL ABUSE; WELFARE; ARTICLE; CRIME; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELDER ABUSE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE;

EID: 67651232691     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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