Professional decision making on elder abuse: Systematic narrative review

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-238

  Killick, Campbell ^a   Taylor, Brian J ^b  

^a SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Elder abuse; Judgment; Review publication type ; Social work

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRIME; ELDERLY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ELDER ABUSE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RECURRENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350442890     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946560902997421     Document Type: Review

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