African Americans and Elder Mistreatment: Targeting Information for a High-Risk Population

Understanding Elder Abuse in Minority Populations

Volumn , Issue , 2021, Pages 49-64

  Benton, Donna M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Kentucky Medical Center   (United States)

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EID: 85129383063     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315784540-5     Document Type: Chapter

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