• DOI:10.1016/J.CGER.2004.12.001
Corpus ID: 14343227

Elder abuse and neglect: an overview.

@article{Gorbien2005ElderAA,
  title={Elder abuse and neglect: an overview.},
  author={M. Gorbien and A. Eisenstein},
  journal={Clinics in geriatric medicine},
  year={2005},
  volume={21 2},
  pages={
          279-92
        }
}

• M. Gorbien, A. Eisenstein
• Published 2005
• Medicine
• Clinics in geriatric medicine

The dramatic growth of the American elderly population has great implications for our health care system. The "demographic imperative" that has fueled the awareness of the needs of older adults has a major impact on issues related to social welfare, justice, and economics. There are 45 million people over the age of 60 and 3 million over the age of 85. Those over age 85 represent the fastest growing segment of the elderly population. With this trend comes a segment of the population that is at… Expand

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