Neglect Assessment in Urban Emergency Departments and Confirmation by an Expert Clinical Team
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Neglect assessment in urban emergency departments and confirmation by an expert clinical team.
BACKGROUND Elder neglect accounts for over 70% of all adult protective services reports in the nation annually, and it has been estimated that there are over 70,000 new cases each year. The purpose of this study was to conduct elder neglect research in the emergency department (ED), using a dyadic vulnerability/risk-profiling framework for elder neglect. METHODS Patients were recruited throug...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1079-5006,1758-535X
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.8.1002