A Systematic Review of Prevalence and Risk Factors for Elder Abuse in Asia

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 199-219

  Yan, Elsie ^a   Chan, Ko Ling ^a   Tiwari, Agnes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

domestic violence; domestic violence and cultural contexts; elder abuse; predicting domestic violence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ELDER ABUSE; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; ASIA; CULTURE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ELDER ABUSE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84924971294     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838014555033     Document Type: Article

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