The Coroner's Role in the Prevention of Elder Abuse: A Study of Australian Coroner's Court Cases Involving Pressure Ulcers in Elders.

Sharp, Catherine Anne; Schulz Moore, Jennifer Sarah; McLaws, Mary-Louise

Sharp, Catherine Anne; Schulz Moore, Jennifer Sarah; McLaws, Mary-Louise.

Affiliation

Sharp CA; School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW, Sydney.
Schulz Moore JS; UNSW Law, Sydney.
McLaws ML; School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW, Sydney.

J Law Med ; 26(2): 494-509, 2018 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30574733

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Coroners and Medical Examiners/legislation & jurisprudence; Elder Abuse/legislation & jurisprudence; Pressure Ulcer/epidemiology; Aged; Australia; Cause of Death; Databases, Factual; Humans; Pressure Ulcer/prevention & control

Key words

coroners; coroners' recommendations; death; pain

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Coroners and Medical Examiners / Pressure Ulcer / Elder Abuse Limits: Aged / Humans Country/Region as subject: Oceania Language: En Year: 2018 Type: Article

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