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Victimization of the elderly: elder abuse and neglect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2008

Rosalie S Wolf*
Affiliation:
Institute on Aging, The Medical Center of Central Massachusetts, USA
*
Rosalie S Wolf, Executive Director, Institute on Aging, The Medical Center of Central Massachusetts, 119 Belmont Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA.

Abstract

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Type
Social and psychological gerontology
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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