Is greater social support a protective factor against elder mistreatment?

Gerontology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 381-388

  Dong, XinQi ^a   Simon, Melissa A ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Northwestern Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese population; Elder mistreatment; Social support

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LOVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 55849110823     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000143228     Document Type: Article

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