Nurses' clinical assessments of older clients who are suspected victims of abuse: An exploratory study in community care in Norway

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 94-102

  Sandmoe, Astrid ^a   Kirkevold, Marit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abuse; Clinical assessment; Community care; Identify; Nurse; Older client

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDER ABUSE; HUMAN; NORWAY;

AGED; ELDER ABUSE; HUMANS; NORWAY;

EID: 78650229605     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03483.x     Document Type: Article

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