Assessing financial competence

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 248-256

  Webber, Lynne S ^a   Reeve, Robert A ^b   Kershaw, Mavis M ^a   Charlton, Judith L ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGIST; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORKER;

EID: 0036944076     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/pplt.2002.9.2.248     Document Type: Article

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