Comparisons of sexual assault among older and younger women

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Del Bove, Giannetta ^a   Stermac, Lana ^a,c   Bainbridge, Deidre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly victims; Older women; Rape; Sexual assault; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747859924     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v17n03_01     Document Type: Article

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