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Editor's choice Importance of Numeracy as a Risk Factor for Elder Financial Exploitation in a Community Sample

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  • Stacey A. Wood
  • Pi-Ju Liu
  • Yaniv Hanoch
  • Sara Estevez-Cores

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Objectives. To examine the role of numeracy, or comfort with numbers, as a potential risk factor for financial elder exploitation in a community sample.

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  • Stacey A. Wood & Pi-Ju Liu & Yaniv Hanoch & Sara Estevez-Cores, 2016. "Editor's choice Importance of Numeracy as a Risk Factor for Elder Financial Exploitation in a Community Sample," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 71(6), pages 978-986.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:71:y:2016:i:6:p:978-986.
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