International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 206-214 , December 2008

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

  • Xin-Qi Dong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Xin-Qi Dong, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Rush Institute for Healthy Aging, 1645 West Jackson Street, Suite 675, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
    • ,
  • Melissa A. Simon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Northwestern Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
    • Co-first author

,Accepted 24 October 2008.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70009-2

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70009-2

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 206-214 , December 2008

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