Older people's perceptions of personal safety in deprived communities: understanding the social causes of fear of crime

Quality in Ageing

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-56

  Waters, Joanna ^a   Neale, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental cues; Older people; Personal safety; Safety strategies; Social deprivation; Social fears

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867035420     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/qiaoa.2010.0155     Document Type: Review

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