منابع مشابه
Abuse of elderly people by their carers.
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Au tor za ko res pon den ci ju/Corresponding aut hor: Sonja Šare, Medical School Ante Kuzmanića Zadar, Franje Tuđmana 24G, 23000 Zadar, Croatia • Tel: +385 098 478 218 • E-mail: sonja.sare@ gmail.com Received: December 15th 2016; Accepted: December 15th 2016; Sažetak Porast udjela starijeg stanovništva doprinio je povećanom prepoznavanju potreba i problema osoba starije životne dobi. Iako se po...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.305.6865.1363-a