A comparison of three measures of elder abuse

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 247-250

  Meeks Sjostrom, Diana ^a,b,c  

^a Mu Phi   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder abuse; Instrument testing; Neglect

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ELDER ABUSE; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 7944224872     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2004.04045.x     Document Type: Review

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