Physical Abuse of Older Adults in Nursing Homes: A Random Sample Survey of Adults With an Elderly Family Member in a Nursing Home

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-83

  Schiamberg, Lawrence B ^a   Oehmke, James ^a   Zhang, Zhenmei ^a   Barboza, Gia E ^b   Griffore, Robert J ^a   Von Heydrich, Levente ^a   Post, Lori A ^c   Weatherill, Robin P ^d   Mastin, Teresa ^e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological perspective; Elder abuse; Nursing homes; Physical abuse

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84860546039     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2011.608056     Document Type: Article

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