Advancing the field of elder abuse: Future directions and policy implications

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2151-2156

  Dong, Xinqi ^a,b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Chinese Health Aging and Policy Program   (China)

Author keywords

elder abuse; health policy; National Health and Aging Policy Fellow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CULTURAL FACTOR; ELDER ABUSE; ELDER JUSTICE ACT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OLDER AMERICANS ACT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARDIZATION;

AGED; ELDER ABUSE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869144872     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04211.x     Document Type: Article

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