Open AccessAssociation between Elder Abuse and Metabolic Syndromes: Findings from the Chicago Health and Aging Project
Author(s) -
XinQi Dong,
Melissa A. Simon
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
gerontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.397
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1423-0003
pISSN - 0304-324X
DOI - 10.1159/000368577
Subject(s) - elder abuse , medicine , metabolic syndrome , gerontology , confounding , population , poison control , obesity , injury prevention , environmental health
Elder abuse and metabolic syndromes are both important public health issues and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to examine the associations between elder abuse and risk for metabolic syndromes.
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