The private practice of social work: Current trends and projected scenarios in a managed care environment

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 323-338

  Gibelman, Margaret ^a   Schervish, Philip H ^b  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographics; Managed care; Private practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444441476     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02190559     Document Type: Review

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