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  1. Department of Sociology, Maitreyi College, South Campus, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

    Mala Kapur Shankardass

  2. Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

    S. Irudaya Rajan

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    Mala Kapur Shankardass

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    S. Irudaya Rajan

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Mala Kapur Shankardass, Irudaya Rajan, S. (2018). Introduction. In: Shankardass, M., Irudaya Rajan, S. (eds) Abuse and Neglect of the Elderly in India. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6116-5_1

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