A descriptive study of sex differences in psychosocial factors and elder mistreatment in a Chinese community population

International Journal of Gerontology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 206-214

  Dong, Xin Qi ^a   Simon, Melissa A ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Northwestern Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Elder abuse; Population; Psychosocial factors; Sex

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 59149095478     PISSN: 18739598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70009-2     Document Type: Article

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