Mistreatment of Older Women in Three European Countries: Estimated Prevalence and Service Responses

Violence Against Women

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1453-1464

  Ockleford, Elizabeth ^a,b   Barnes Holmes, Yvonne ^d   Morichelli, Roberta ^d   Morjaria, Asesha ^a   Scocchera, Francesca ^d   Furniss, Frederick ^a   Sdogati, Claudio ^c   Barnes Holmes, Dermot ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Research and Development   (Italy)

^d Coop Marchigiana Serv Sociali/S ^*

Author keywords

Abuse; European Union; Older women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242508515     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801203259236     Document Type: Article

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