Elder abuse and neglect: An update

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-182

  Wolf, Rosalie S ^a,b  

^a Institute on Aging   (United States)

^b UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; AGED; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; CRIME; CULTURAL FACTOR; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; POLICY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030790398     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259897000191     Document Type: Review

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