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Abstract: 

Reviews “The Complexities of Elder Abuse” by Karen A. Roberto, outlines the definitions, risk factors, perpetrator characteristics, and outcomes of elder abuse. It also highlights assessment and intervention strategies and identifies gaps in elder abuse research and practice; and “Is This Broken Bone Because of Abuse? Characteristics and Comorbid Diagnoses in Older Adults With Fractures” by Melanie W. Gironda, Annie L. Nguyen, & Laura M. Mosqueda, a detailed examination of fractures in elders as they relate to physical abuse.

Keywords: “granny bashing”; financial abuse; risk factors; victim characteristics; intervention strategies; fracture as primary diagnosis; forensic markers; suspicion of abuse

Affiliations:  1: Washington State Law Library.