A National Comparison of Spousal Abuse in Mid- and Old Age

Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 80-105

  Yon, Yongjie ^a   Wister, Andrew V ^a   Mitchell, Barbara ^a   Gutman, Gloria ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

age comparisons; life course framework; spousal abuse

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELDER ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 84890458328     PISSN: 08946566     EISSN: 15404129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08946566.2013.784085     Document Type: Article

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