Older women's perceptions of elder maltreatment and ethical dilemmas in adult protective services: A cross-cultural, exploratory study

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-57

  Dakin, Emily ^a   Pearlmutter, Sue ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Criminalization; Culture; Elder abuse; Elder maltreatment; Elder mistreatment; Elder neglect; Ethical dilemmas; Ethnicity; Involuntary protective services; Mandatory reporting; Public perceptions; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ELDER ABUSE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61449085760     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946560802571896     Document Type: Article

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