TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - An overview of elder abuse and neglect in Australia
JO  - Journal of elder abuse and neglect
A1  - Kurrle, Susan
A1  - Naughtin, Gerard
SP  - 108
EP  - 125
VL  - 20
IS  - 2
N2  - Only relatively recently has the issue of elder abuse come to prominence in Australia. Until the late 1980s it was a hidden problem with little knowledge of its presence. Attention was drawn to elder abuse after the publication of a number of reports and research projects, allowing the development of responses at national and state levels. This paper gives an overview of the development of elder abuse as a social, legal and medical issue in Australia, and describes the diverse range of responses from the national, state and territory governments.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-6566
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -