Are elderly men worried about crime?

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 336-346

  Beaulieu, Marie ^a   Dubé, Micheline ^b   Bergeron, Christian ^c   Cousineau, Marie Marthe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elderly; Fear of crime; Gender; Men; Worry about victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148968965     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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