Seniors' Self-Administration of the Elder Abuse Suspicion Index (EASI): A Feasibility Study

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 277-292

  Yaffe, Mark J ^a,b   Weiss, Deborah ^c   Lithwick, Maxine ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ambulatory care; elder abuse; patient education; self administrable detection tools

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDER ABUSE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; ELDER ABUSE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84867251083     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2011.652930     Document Type: Article

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