Elder abuse among clients and carers referred to the central coast ACAT: A descriptive analysis

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-47

  Livermore, Patrick ^a   Bunt, Robert ^a   Biscan, Katrina ^a  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

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EID: 67650028785     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2001.tb00348.x     Document Type: Article

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