A Descriptive Study of Sex Differences in Psychosocial Factors and Elder Mistreatment in a Chinese Community Population

Background: Elder mistreatment (EM) is a global health issue, and prior studies have indicated that EM is common in urban Chinese populations. The objective of this study was to examine sex differences in socio-demographic and psychosocial factors associated with EM in a community-dwelling populatio...

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Main Authors: Xin-Qi Dong, Melissa A. Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2008-12-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
sex
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959809700092