The prevalence of elder abuse in the Porto Alegre metropolitan area

• Main Authors: Camila Mello dos Santos (Author), Renato Jose De Marchi (Author), Aline Blaya Martins (Author), Fernando Neves Hugo (Author), Dalva Maria Pereira Padilha (Author), Juliana Balbinot Hilgert (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2013-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abuse of the elderly is a form of violence to come to the public's attention. Dental professionals are in an ideal position to identify physical abuse. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of elderly abuse and analyze the database of injury reports that can be identified by dental...