National profiling of elder abuse referrals

Age and Ageing

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 346-352

  Clancy, Marguerite ^a   McDaid, Bridget ^a   O'Neill, Desmond ^b   O'Brien, James G ^b,c  

^a HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Elder abuse; Elderly; Neglect; Reporting

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELDER ABUSE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF NEGLECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 79955398158     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afr023     Document Type: Article

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