Understanding the nature and scope of domestic elder abuse with the use of state aggregate data: Summaries of the key findings of a national survey of state APS and aging agencies

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 35-57

  Tatara, Toshio ^a  

^a American Public Welfare Association ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0039724547     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v05n04_04     Document Type: Article

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