Older people's views of support services in response to elder abuse in communities across Ireland

Quality in Ageing and Older Adults

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-59

  Begley, Emer ^a   O'Brien, Marita ^a   Anand, Janet Carter ^b   Killick, Campbell ^c   Taylor, Brian ^d  

^a Age Action Ireland Ltd   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elder abuse; Elder care; Older people; Peer research; Support services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886943465     PISSN: 14717794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14717791211213616     Document Type: Article

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