Citation

Diessenbacher H. Ageing Soc. 1989; 9(1): 61-71.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/S0144686X00013362

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Violence to elderly people in residetial institutions is well documented. In this paper both violence and resulting death are examined in the German context. A thesis is put forward that is not lack of humanity but lack of professional routine which is the main cause.

Language: en