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Original Articles

Protecting victims of elder financial exploitation: the role of an Elder Abuse Forensic Center in referring victims for conservatorship

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Pages 790-798 | Received 02 Jun 2014, Accepted 02 Sep 2014, Published online: 01 Oct 2014

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