Responding to the needs of older women experiencing domestic violence

Violence Against Women

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-267

  Straka, Silvia M ^a,b,d   Montminy, Lyse ^c,e  

^a University Affiliated Centre for Social Gerontology   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d Research Team VIES (Aging and Society)   (Canada)

^e CRI VIFF (Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Family Violence and Violence Against Women)

Author keywords

Domestic violence; Elder abuse; Feminism; Intervention

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33244495361     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801206286221     Document Type: Article

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