Prevalence and risk factors for client violence toward social workers

Families in Society

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 488-495

  Newhill, Christina E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0030305417     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.958     Document Type: Article

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