The prevalence and incidence of intimate partner and interpersonal mistreatment in older women in primary care offices

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-105

  Zink, Therese ^a   Fisher, Bonnie S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Elder mistreatment; Interpersonal abuse; Intimate partner violence; Older women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BATTERED WOMAN; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 34247348237     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v18n01_04     Document Type: Article

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