A Qualitative Examination of the Similarities and Differences of Elder Abuse Definitions Among Four Groups: Nursing Home Directors, Nursing Home Employees, Police Chiefs and Students

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 63-85

  Payne, Brian K ^a   Berg, Bruce L ^b   Byars, Kristin ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse type themes; Conceptual issues; Crime centered themes; Enviromental issues; General semantic themes; Legal issues; Victim centered themes

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444480761     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v10n03_04     Document Type: Article

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