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SUBMITTER: Rodrigues RAP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6368292 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rodrigues Rosalina Aparecida Partezani RAP Dos Santos Ana Maria Ribeiro AMR Pontes Maria de Lourdes de Farias MLF Monteiro Edilene Araújo EA Fhon Jack Roberto Silva JRS Bolina Alisson Fernandes AF Almeida Vanessa Costa VC Silva Luipa Michele LM
PloS one 20190208 2
This study analyses the multiple abuse against older adults reported to the elder abuse police units of three Brazilian cities from 2009 to 2013. This is a longitudinal and retrospective study carried out through the analysis of police reports (PRs) in the elder abuse police units of three Brazilian cities: Ribeirão Preto (SP), Teresina (PI), and João Pessoa (PB). Descriptive statistical analysis consisted of absolute and percentage frequencies. The chi-square test, Fisher's Exact test, and Rela ...[more]