TY - BOOK AU - Marwa Sayed Mohamed AU - Fadia Hassan Ali Zyada , AU - Mohamed Ibrahim Sheta , TI - The role of the family physician in prevention of emotional abuse of the elderly / PY - 2010/// CY - Cairo : PB - Marwa Sayed Mohamed , KW - Elder abuse KW - Elderly KW - Emotional abuse N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Family Medicine; Issued also as CD N2 - As a proportion of the total population the geriatric population has been steadily increasing over the decades . Being family physicians we have intimate knowledge of patients' medical , functional and social problems . Thus we are in a unique position to assist in the recognition of elder abuse . Abuse of older or dependent patients by their caregivers have received increasing attention over the past decade and deserve the attention of family physicians UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -