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Study shows financial abuse can be fatal for the elderly

By S. INDRAMALAR

PETALING JAYA: Financial abuse can lead to earlier death among the elderly, according to a study.

Preliminary findings from a Universiti Malaya study on mortality among elderly victims of abuse, mainly financial, revealed that they had a shorter life span.

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