Access to Justice for Victims/Survivors of Elder Abuse: A Qualitative Study

Alan Clarke; John Williams; Sarah Wydall

doi:10.1017/S1474746415000202

Access to Justice for Victims/Survivors of Elder AbuseA Qualitative Study

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Access to Justice for Victims/Survivors of Elder Abuse : A Qualitative Study. / Clarke, Alan ; Williams, John ; Wydall, Sarah.

In: Social Policy and Society, Vol. 15, No. 2, 01.04.2016, p. 207-220.

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Clarke, A , Williams, J & Wydall, S 2016, 'Access to Justice for Victims/Survivors of Elder Abuse: A Qualitative Study', Social Policy and Society, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 207-220. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746415000202

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Clarke, A., Williams, J., & Wydall, S. (2016). Access to Justice for Victims/Survivors of Elder Abuse: A Qualitative Study. Social Policy and Society, 15(2), 207-220. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746415000202

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Clarke A , Williams J , Wydall S. Access to Justice for Victims/Survivors of Elder Abuse: A Qualitative Study. Social Policy and Society. 2016 Apr 1;15(2):207-220. Epub 2015 May 29. doi: 10.1017/S1474746415000202

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Clarke, Alan ; Williams, John ; Wydall, Sarah. / Access to Justice for Victims/Survivors of Elder Abuse : A Qualitative Study. In: Social Policy and Society. 2016 ; Vol. 15, No. 2. pp. 207-220.

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