Elder abuse in long-term care residences and the risk indicators

Ageing and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1027-1040

  Cohen, Miri ^a   Halevy Levin, Sarah ^b   Gagin, Roni ^c   Priltuzky, Dana ^a   Friedman, Gideon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

elder abuse; long term facilities; risk indicators; signs of abuse

Indexed keywords

AGE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH STATUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK FACTOR;

ISRAEL;

EID: 77957261335     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X10000188     Document Type: Article

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