Quality of care in the social services: Research agenda and methods

Social Work Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 181-191

  McMillen, J Curtis ^a   Proctor, Enola K ^b   Megivern, Deborah ^a   Striley, Catherine Woodstock ^c   Cabassa, Leopoldo J ^d   Munson, Michelle R ^e   Dickey, Barbara ^f  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Department of Social Work Research ^*  (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality of care; Research agenda; Research methods; Social services

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444501700     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/29.3.181     Document Type: Article

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