Elder Abuse and Neglect. Definitions, Epidemiology, and Approaches to Emergency Department Screening

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 257-273

  Bond, Michael C ^a   Butler, Kenneth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Elder abuse; Geriatrics; Neglect

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AWARENESS; ELDER ABUSE; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SELF NEGLECT; SEXUAL ABUSE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELDER ABUSE; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84870000842     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: 18798853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2012.09.004     Document Type: Review

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