GENERAL-PRACTITIONERS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE ABUSE OF OLDER-PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY - REPORT OF AN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH STUDY IN THE INNER-LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER-HAMLETS

Authors
MCCREADIE C BENNETT G TINKER A
Citation
C. Mccreadie et al., GENERAL-PRACTITIONERS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF THE ABUSE OF OLDER-PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY - REPORT OF AN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH STUDY IN THE INNER-LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER-HAMLETS, British journal of general practice, 48(435), 1998, pp. 1687-1688
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
British journal of general practice → ACNP
ISSN journal
09601643
Volume
48
Issue
435
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1687 - 1688
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-1643(1998)48:435<1687:GKAEOT>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A pioneering study alined to quantify general practitioners' (GPs') kn owledge of cases of elder abuse in the community. The research found t hat elder abuse is a problem encountered by GPs, and that a large majo rity of responders would welcome training in the identification and ma nagement of the problem.