Elder abuse and neglect in an Urban Chinese population

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 79-96

  Dong, Xinqi ^a   Simon, Melissa A ^b   Gorbien, Martin ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Northwestern Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver; China; Elder abuse; Neglect; Urban older populations

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINA; CRIME; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 35748984201     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J084v19n03_05     Document Type: Article

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