Mortality risk associated with physical and verbal abuse in women aged 50 to 79

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1799-1809

  Baker, Margaret W ^a   Lacroix, Andrea Z ^a,b   Wu, Chunyuan ^b   Cochrane, Barbara B ^a,b   Wallace, Robert ^c   Woods, Nancy F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic violence in later life; Elder mistreatment; Frailty; Postmenopausal women; Women's Health Initiative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

AGED; BATTERED WOMEN; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70350393534     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02429.x     Document Type: Article

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