Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 284-291 , September 2006

Psychologically Abusive Behavior by Those Caring for the Elderly in a Domestic Context

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doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.08.016

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 284-291 , September 2006