Coercive Control and Physical Violence in Older Adults: Analysis Using Data From the National Elder Mistreatment Study

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 311-330

  Policastro, Christina ^a   Finn, Mary A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coercive control; elder abuse; intimate partner violence; victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007202908     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260515585545     Document Type: Article

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