Factors affecting the rate of elder abuse reporting to a state protective services program

Gerontologist

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 222-228

  Wolf, Rosalie S ^a   Li, Donglin ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency variables; Commitment to report; Demographic variables; Training

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0032897586     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/39.2.222     Document Type: Article

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