Financial exploitation and psychological mistreatment among older adults: Differences between African Americans and non-African Americans in a population-based survey

Gerontologist

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 744-757

  Beach, Scott R ^a   Schulz, Richard ^b   Castle, Nicholas G ^c   Rosen, Jules ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder mistreatment; Racial disparities; Risk factor models

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; ECONOMICS; ELDER ABUSE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; ELDER ABUSE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 78649490191     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnq053     Document Type: Article

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