Violence against the Brazilian elderlies: an analysis of hospitalizations

ABSTRACT Objective: to identify the prevalence of physical aggression and neglect and abandonment in the hospitalizations of Brazilian elderly people for violence and assault from 2008 to 2013 and the association of these causes with socio-demographic variables related to hospitalization. Method:...

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Main Authors: Vivian Carla de Castro, Leidyani Karina Rissardo, Lígia Carreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672018000800777&lng=en&tlng=en