Elder abuse in developed and developing societies: The US and Costa Rica

Journal of Developing Societies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 88-103

  Gilliland, Nancy ^a   Jiménez R, Sandra ^b  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD   (United States)

^b Dr Raul Blanco Cervantes Hospital   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELDERLY PEOPLE; FAMILY STRUCTURE;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0030437348     PISSN: 0169796X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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