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National Elder Mistreatment Study, 2008 [United States]

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Principal Investigator(s): Acierno, Ronald; Resnick, Heidi; Kilpatrick, Dean; Boyle, John; Steve, Kenneth; Muzzy, Wendy

Summary: The overall aim of this project was to conduct a national epidemiological study to determine prevalence and risk factors for elder mistreatment in community residing older adults, defined generally as physical, sexual, emotional, neglectful, or financial mistreatment of a person aged 60 years or older. A second goal was to determine whether proxy reports of mistreatment would yield prevalence estimates similar to those of older adult respondents themselves, thereby demonstrating the validity of ... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR28561.v1

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