Sexual abuse of elderly people: would we rather not know the details?

The Journal of Adult Protection

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 21-30

  Jeary, Katharine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Criminal justice; Domicillary care settings; Professional dilemmas; Sexual abuse; Spectrum of victimisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248607043     PISSN: 14668203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14668203200400011     Document Type: Review

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