Elder mistreatment: Practice modifications to accommodate cultural differences

Journal of Multicultural Social Work

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 305-326

  Tomita, Susan K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling; Culture; Elder abuse; Ethnic group; Minority

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937331182     PISSN: 10428224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J285v08n03_06     Document Type: Article

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