Yes Minister: Reviewing the 'Looking after Children' Experience and Identifying the Messages for Social Work Research

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 831-846

  Garrett, Paul Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036031992     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/32.7.831     Document Type: Review

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