Domestic and Institutional Elder Abuse Legislation

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 477-484

  Daly, Jeanette M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult protective services; Elder abuse; Legislation; Statutes

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMMUNITY CARE; CRIMINAL LAW; ELDER ABUSE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; REVIEW; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CRIMINAL LAW; ELDER ABUSE; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LONG-TERM CARE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80055120115     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2011.08.010     Document Type: Review

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