No Safe Haven: A Review on Elder Abuse in Chinese Families

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 167-180

  Yan, Elsie ^a   So Kum Tang, Catherine ^a   Yeung, Tang Dannii ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese aging; Chinese elder abuse; Chinese family violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998180017     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15248380020033001     Document Type: Article

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