Knowledge, detection, and reporting of abuse by health and social care professionals: A systematic review

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 826-838

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

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detection; Elder abuse; Knowledge; Reporting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRIME; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CARE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; VALIDITY;

EID: 70349676053     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181b0fa2e     Document Type: Review

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