A multivariate examination of explanations for the occurrence of elder abuse

Social Work Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-142

  Litwin, Howard ^a   Zoabi, Sameer ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b National Insurance Institute of Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abuse; Arab israelis; Elderly people; Modernization; Social integration; Social network

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644226202     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/28.3.133     Document Type: Article

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