Factors influencing decision-making by social care and health sector professionals in cases of elder financial abuse

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 313-323

  Davies, Miranda L ^a   Gilhooly, Mary L M ^a   Gilhooly, Kenneth J ^a   Harries, Priscilla A ^a   Cairns, Deborah ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bystander intervention; Decision making; Elder financial abuse; Health care; Safeguarding; Social care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890442716     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-013-0279-3     Document Type: Article

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