Disrespect and isolation: Elder abuse in Chinese communities

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-151

  Tam, Sandra ^a   Neysmith, Sheila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Chinese; Elder abuse; Home care workers; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHINESE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 33746591488     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/cja.2006.0043     Document Type: Article

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