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Elder Abuse MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Elder Abuse
Tree Number(s)
I01.198.240.856.350.390
I01.880.735.900.350.390
Unique ID
D004552
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004552
Scope Note
Emotional, nutritional, financial, or physical maltreatment, exploitation, or abandonment of the older person generally by family members or by institutional personnel.
Entry Term(s)
Abuse Experiences, Elder
Aged Abuse
Elder Abuse Experiences
Elder Maltreatment
Elder Mistreatment
Elder Neglect
Elderly Abuse
Experience of Elder Abuse
Senior Abuse
Senior Neglect
NLM Classification #
WA 356
Previous Indexing
Aged (1966-1983)
Crime (1968-1983)
Violence (1968-1983)
Public MeSH Note
84
History Note
84
Date Introduced
1984/01/01
Last Updated
2023/05/31
Elder Abuse Preferred
Elder Mistreatment Related
Abuse Experiences, Elder Narrower
Elder Neglect Related
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