Elder abuse and neglect among rural and urban women

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-93

  Dimah, Keren Patricia ^a   Dimah, Agber ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abused women; Domestic violence; Elder mistreatment; Rural older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542539163     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v15n01_06     Document Type: Article

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