Gender differences among abused older African Americans and African American abusers in an elder abuse provider agency

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 557-573

  Dimah, Agber ^a   Dimah, Keren Patricia ^b  

^a CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 27844507433     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: 15524566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002193470203200504     Document Type: Article

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