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Factors associated with elder abuse and neglect in rural Uganda: A cross-sectional study of community older adults attending an outpatient clinic

BACKGROUND: Elderlies are vulnerable to abuse, and evidence suggests that one in three elderlies experience abuse. Abuse can impact the well-being of older persons, decreasing their quality of life, leading to mental health challenges, and increasing morbidity and mortality rates. Evidence on older...

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Autores principales:	Atim, Letizia Maria, Kaggwa, Mark Mohan, Mamum, Mohammed A., Kule, Moses, Ashaba, Scholastic, Maling, Samuel
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2023
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9916607/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36763620 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280826

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