Fear of crime and elderly people: Key factors that determine fear of crime among elderly people in west flanders

Ageing International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 363-376

  De Donder, Liesbeth ^a   Verté, Dominique ^a   Messelis, Els ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

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EID: 85055308973     PISSN: 01635158     EISSN: 1936606X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-005-1021-z     Document Type: Article

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