@article{ref1,
title="Elder abuse: what coroners know and need to know",
journal="Journal of elder abuse and neglect",
year="2013",
author="Strasser, Sheryl and King, Patricia and Payne, Brian and O'Quin, Karen",
volume="25",
number="3",
pages="242-253",
abstract="This article presents findings from a survey examining knowledge of elder abuse among Georgia's coroners. More than half of the 116 respondents indicated that they know &quot;almost nothing&quot; or &quot;a little&quot; about distinguishing signs of physical abuse from signs of aging (54%) and mandatory reporting laws and related elder abuse statutes (63%). When asked the frequency with which older adult cases were referred to the medical examiner, 49% indicated &quot;rarely if ever.&quot; Study findings reveal specific opportunities for enhancing training efforts aimed at coroners, who play a critical role in the identification of elder abuse.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0894-6566",
doi="10.1080/08946566.2012.751826",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08946566.2012.751826"
}