What is financial abuse?

The Journal of Adult Protection

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 3-10

  Brown, Hilary ^a  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Definition of; Financial abuse; Lack of capacity; Neglect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993030405     PISSN: 14668203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14668203200300012     Document Type: Review

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