Differential Effectiveness of Prevalent Social Work Practice Models: A Meta-Analysis

Social Work

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-278

  Gorey, Kevin M ^a   Thyer, Bruce A ^b   Pawluck, Debra E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Interventions; Meta analysis; Practice theories; Social work practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000674565     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/43.3.269     Document Type: Article

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