Elder abuse prevention: A case study of the santa clara county financial abuse specialist team (FAST)program

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 23-40

  Malks, Betty ^a   Schmidt, Christine M ^b   Austin, Michael J ^b  

^a Santa Clara County Social Services Agency   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult protective services; Coordinated services; Financial elder abuse; Guardianship; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937386502     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v39n03_03     Document Type: Article

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