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Elder abuse in the Netherlands | Corporate Author | National Support Centre Elder Abuse - Netherlands |
Journal title | EAGLE Journal, vol 7, issue 5, Apr/May 1999 |
Pages | pp 12-13 |
Keywords | Elder abuse ; Caring agents [+ Services for the elderly] ; Netherlands. |
Annotation | Older people in the Netherlands are being confronted with physical abuse, emotional violence, financial exploitation, sexual abuse and neglect. This article is a concise outline of what is known about elder abuse in the Netherlands, and what is being done with regard to prevention and care. The National Support Centre Elder Abuse was set up in 1996 as a project of the Netherlands Institute of Care and Welfare (NIZW). Other organisations referred to include: the Free University of Amsterdam, which began a study in 1993; and the Reporting Centres of Elder Abuse, created in 1993. (RH). |
Accession Number | CPA-990719219 A |
Classmark | QNT: P4: 76H |
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