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Elder abuse – the tip of the iceberg

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Richard W Soppitt  and
Peter Madeley
Richard W Soppitt
Affiliation:
Oakland's Clinic, Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6JB, England
Peter Madeley
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2QZ, England
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Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , June 1996 , pp. 83 - 84
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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