Elder abuse intervention strategies: Social service or criminal justice?

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 83-100

  Brownell, Patricia ^a   Wolden, Agata ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Community based services; Criminal justice; Domestic violence; Elder abuse and neglect; Elder abuse interventions; Elder abuse service delivery; Gerontological social work; Interdisciplinary; Social services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937388276     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v40n01_06     Document Type: Article

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