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ERIC Number: EJ305234
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Elder Abuse: A Review of the Literature.
Giordano, Nan Hervig; Giordano, Jeffrey A.
Social Work, v29 n3 p232-36 May-Jun 1984
Reviews the literature on elder abuse and examines categories of abuse, the incidence of abuse, and characteristics of the typical abused person. Concluded that the abused person is characteristically a severely impaired woman, aged 75 and over, White, widowed, and living with relatives. (LLL)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Elder Abuse, Incidence, Individual Characteristics, Literature Reviews, Older Adults, Social Work
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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