Prevalence of violence against the elderly and associated factors - a population based study in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

Abstract Objective: To estimate the prevalence of violence among the elderly and to analyze its association with demographic, socioeconomic and health conditions. Method: A cross sectional population-based study was conducted of 1,705 individuals aged 60 years or older living in the city of Floria...

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Main Authors: Carolina Carvalho Bolsoni, Elza Berger Salema Coelho, Maruí Weber Corseuil Giehl, Eleonora d´Orsi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) , Universidade Aberta a Terceira Idade (UnAti)
Series:Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-98232016000400671&lng=en&tlng=en