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SOCIAL PROBLEMS > ELDER ABUSE

Preferred term

ELDER ABUSE  

Definition

  • ANY FORM OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL, SEXUAL, OR ECONOMIC EXPLOITATION OR CRUELTY WITHIN ANY RELATIONSHIP OF TRUST THAT CAUSES SIGNIFICANT HARM TO AN OLDER PERSON

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY
  • ELDER MISTREATMENT

Definition source

  • ELSST

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/0110f21d-9896-4dc1-aedb-7b836dc3724e

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