The Silver Line Helpline: A "childLine" for older people

Working with Older People

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 197-204

  Wilcox, Miriam Emily ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age friendly society; Befriending; Loneliness; Older people; Safeguarding; Social inclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917699121     PISSN: 13663666     EISSN: 20428790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/WWOP-08-2014-0023     Document Type: Article

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