Fear of crime and psychological and physical abuse associated with ill health in a Swedish population aged 65-84 years

Public Health

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 358-364

  Olofsson, N ^a   Lindqvist, K ^a   Danielsson, I ^b,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Vasternorrland County Council   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abuse; Elderly; Ill health; Men; Population study; Women

Indexed keywords

CRIME; ELDERLY POPULATION; GENDER DISPARITY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDER ABUSE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SWEDEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; ELDER ABUSE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84858796878     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.01.015     Document Type: Article

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