Statute Definitions of Elder Abuse

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 39-57

  Daly, Jeanette M ^a   Jogerst, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Definition; Elder abuse; Statute

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144441481     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v13n04_03     Document Type: Article

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