Is impairment in physical function associated with increased risk of elder mistreatment? Findings from a community-dwelling Chinese population

Public Health Reports

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 743-753

  Dong, XinQi ^a   Simon, Melissa Andrea ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEGLECT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; AGED; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDER ABUSE; FRAIL ELDERLY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHINA; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77957946651     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491012500517     Document Type: Article

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