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Peer reviewedPillemer, Karl; Finkelhor, David – Gerontologist, 1988
Conducted interviews with 2,020 community-dwelling elderly persons in Boston regarding their experience of physical violence, verbal aggression, and neglect. Prevalence rate of overall maltreatment was 32 elderly persons per 1,000. Spouses were found to be most likely abusers, and similar numbers of men and women were victims, although women…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Elder Abuse, Family Relationship, Older Adults
