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Elder abuse: an approach to identification, assessment and intervention
Xuyi Mimi Wang, Sarah Brisbin, Tenneille Loo and Sharon Straus
CMAJ May 19, 2015 187 (8) 575-581; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.141329
Xuyi Mimi Wang
Division of Geriatric Medicine (Wang), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Brisbin, Loo) and Division of Geriatric Medicine (Straus), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MDSarah Brisbin
Division of Geriatric Medicine (Wang), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Brisbin, Loo) and Division of Geriatric Medicine (Straus), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MScTenneille Loo
Division of Geriatric Medicine (Wang), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Brisbin, Loo) and Division of Geriatric Medicine (Straus), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MScSharon Straus
Division of Geriatric Medicine (Wang), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Faculty of Medicine (Brisbin, Loo) and Division of Geriatric Medicine (Straus), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Straus), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Elder abuse: an approach to identification, assessment and intervention
Xuyi Mimi Wang, Sarah Brisbin, Tenneille Loo, Sharon Straus
CMAJ May 2015, 187 (8) 575-581; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.141329
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