Knowledge and attitudes of staff towards adult protection

The Journal of Adult Protection

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 26-32

  Taylor, Kate ^a   Dodd, Karen ^a  

^a SURREY AND BORDERS PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abuse; Beliefs; Collusion; Evidence; Knowledge; Reporting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644558467     PISSN: 14668203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14668203200300031     Document Type: Review

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