Characteristics of students receiving counselling services at the University of Cape Town, South Africa

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 299-310

  Flisher, Alan J ^a   De Beer, Jeremy P ^a   Bokhorst, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0036668338     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030698802100002000a     Document Type: Article

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