Do incident and perpetrator characteristics of elder mistreatment differ by gender of the victim? results from the national elder mistreatment study

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-57

  Amstadter, Ananda B ^a   Cisler, Josh M ^b   McCauley, Jenna L ^b   Hernandez, Melba A ^b   Muzzy, Wendy ^b   Acierno, Ron ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder mistreatment; Gender; Perpetrator; Victimization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751620262     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2011.534707     Document Type: Article

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