A case-control study of severe physical abuse of older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 417-422

  Friedman, Lee S ^a,b   Avila, Susan ^c   Tanouye, Kathy ^d   Joseph, Kimberly ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Social Policy Research Institute   (United States)

^c Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^d ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Elder abuse; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; ELDER ABUSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OFFENDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN INJURY; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHICAGO; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79952564599     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03313.x     Document Type: Article

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