Influence of social workers' characteristics on the perception of mental disorder in youths

Social Service Review

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 431-454

  Pottick, Kathleen J ^a   Wakefield, Jerome C ^b   Kirk, Stuart A ^c   Tian, Xin ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0842334053     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375790     Document Type: Article

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