Dental students' knowledge about elder abuse and neglect and the reporting responsibilities of dentists

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 824-829

  Gironda, Melanie W ^a   Lefever, Karen H ^b   Anderson, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a UCLA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental education; Dentists as mandated reporters; Elder abuse; Neglect detection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; ELDER ABUSE; HUMAN; MANDATORY REPORTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CULTURE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; ELDER ABUSE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MANDATORY REPORTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 78651407299     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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