The relationship between elder mistreatment and suicidal ideation in rural older adults in China

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1020-1028

  Wu, Li ^a,b   Shen, Min ^a,b   Chen, Hui ^a,b   Zhang, Tao ^a,b   Cao, Zhongqiang ^a,b   Xiang, Huiyun ^c   Wang, Youjie ^a,b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder mistreatment; Rural community; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; DEPRESSION; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ELDER MISTREATMENT; RURAL COMMUNITY; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

AGED; AGING; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

EID: 84884587173     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.036     Document Type: Article

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