JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 3, Supplement 2 , Pages e61-e64 , March 2007

Physical Abuse of the Elderly: The Medical Director’s Response

  • Solomon Liao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dr Liao’s effort on this paper was partly supported by funds from the Division of State, Community, and Public Health (DSCPH), Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHSS) under grant number 1-K01-HP-00029.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Solomon Liao, MD, University of California, Irvine, and Elder Abuse Forensic Center, 101 The City Drive, Building 200, Room 835, Route 81, Orange, CA 92868.
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  • Laura Mosqueda, MD

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 The information or content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should be any endorsement be inferred by the DSCPH, BHPr, HRSA, DHHS or the US government.

PII: S1525-8610(06)00616-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.12.009

JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 3, Supplement 2 , Pages e61-e64 , March 2007

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