Tolerance of elder abuse and attitudes toward third-party intervention among african american, korean american, and white elderly

Journal of Multicultural Social Work

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 283-303

  Moon, Ailee ^a   Benton, Donna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American elderly; Elder abuse; Korean American elderly; Third party intervention; White elderly

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937322030     PISSN: 10428224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J285v08n03_05     Document Type: Article

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