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Financial abuse in a mentally incapacitated old man

T C Chan1, James K H Luk, Athena Liu

  • 1Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Medical Journal = Xianggang Yi Xue Za Zhi
|June 5, 2009
PubMed
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Elderly patients at risk of exploitation require prompt intervention. Hospital staff must identify and report potential elder abuse to ensure victim protection and initiate necessary legal safeguards.

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