Human rights and social work: A western imposition or empowerment to the people?

International Social Work

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Skegg, Anne Marie ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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EID: 25444499145     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872805055334     Document Type: Conference Paper

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