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Chapter 11 - Non-lethal Elder Abuse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 July 2020

By
Alex K. Williamson
Edited by
Kim A. Collins  and
Roger W. Byard
Kim A. Collins
Affiliation:
LifePoint Inc, South Carolina
Roger W. Byard
Affiliation:
University of Adelaide
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Summary

Since 1975 when “granny-battering” was introduced in the medical literature [1,2], the number of adults at least 65 years of age has nearly tripled in the United States, growing from around 20 to 60 million [3].

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Geriatric Forensic Medicine and Pathology , pp. 173 - 189
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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