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Bruising as a Forensic Marker of Physical Elder Abuse

NCJ Number
226457
Date Published
February 2009
Length
27 pages
Annotation
Sixty-seven adults ages 65 and older reported to adult protective services for suspected physical elder abuse were examined to document the location and size of bruises and assess whether they were inflicted during physical abuse.
Abstract
Sixty-seven adults ages 65 and older reported to adult protective services for suspected physical elder abuse were examined to document the location and size of bruises and assess whether they were inflicted during physical abuse.

Date Published: February 1, 2009