Enhancing national policy and programs to address elder abuse

JAMA

Volumn 305, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 2460-2461

  Dong, XinQi ^a   Simon, Melissa A ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EDUCATION; ELDER ABUSE; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; NOTE; ORGANIZATION; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAINING; WELFARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79958732162     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.835     Document Type: Note

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