Addressing elder abuse: Western Australian case study

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-8

  Boldy, Duncan ^a   Horner, Barbara ^a   Crouchley, Kathy ^a   Davey, Margaret ^a   Boylen, Stephen ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WA Office for Seniors Interests and Volunteering   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elder abuse; Interventions; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248600504     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2005.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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