Discrimination against older people

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 293-300

  Van Den Heuvel, Wim J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

abuse; ageism; discrimination; old age

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; AGEISM; AGGRESSION; AGING; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CIVIL RIGHTS; ELDER ABUSE; EUROPE; FINANCIAL ABUSE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LAW; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE; RACE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STEREOTYPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERBAL HOSTILITY;

EID: 84867753534     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095925981200010X     Document Type: Review

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