Association between elder abuse and use of ED: Findings from the Chicago Health and Aging Project

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 693-698

  Dong, Xinqi ^a   Simon, Melissa A ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDER ABUSE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGLECT; NEGRO; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; CHICAGO; ELDER ABUSE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84875462168     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.12.028     Document Type: Article

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