Advocacy and argumentation in the public arena: A guide for social workers

Social Work

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-238

  Lens, Vicki ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Language; Policy; Rhetoric

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944449559     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/50.3.231     Document Type: Article

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