The epidemiology of violence against the elderly: Implications for primary and secondary prevention

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-197

  Bachman, Ronet ^a   Meloy, Michelle L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly victimization; Nursing home abuse; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549088814     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986208315478     Document Type: Article

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