Elderly in america: A descriptive study of elder abuse examining national incident-based reporting system (NIBRS) data, 2000-2005

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 325-345

  Krienert, Jessie L ^a   Walsh, Jeffrey A ^a   Turner, Moriah ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby boomers; Elder abuse; Elder maltreatment; Elder victimization; NIBRS

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74049162229     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946560903005042     Document Type: Article

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