Disparities in systems development for elder abuse prevention among municipalities in Japan: Implications for strategies to help municipalities develop community systems

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 400-404

  Nakanishi, Miharu ^a   Nakashima, Taeko ^a   Honda, Tatsuo ^b  

^a 11 Toyo Kaiji Bldg   (Japan)

^b Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elder abuse; Health policy; Japan; Local government; State government

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH POLICY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STATE ROLE;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; ELDER ABUSE; ELDERLY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; JAPAN; LONG TERM CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SYMPTOM;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ELDER ABUSE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MANDATORY REPORTING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

JAPAN;

EID: 77953682714     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.03.046     Document Type: Article

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