Elder mistreatment in urban India: A community based study

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 45-61

  Chokkanathan, Srinivasan ^a   Lee, Alex E Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Financial abuse; India; Neglect; Older adults; Physical abuse; Verbal abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646718242     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v17n02_03     Document Type: Article

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