Financial exploitation of older persons: Challenges and opportunities to identify, prevent, and address it in the United States

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 47-68

  Rabiner, Donna J ^a   O'Keeffe, Janet ^a   Brown, David ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder abuse; Financial abuse; Financial exploitation; Older persons

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; FINANCE; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

AGED; CRIME; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ELDER ABUSE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746528639     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: 15450821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v18n02_04     Document Type: Review

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