Researching vulnerable groups: Ethical issues and the effective conduct of research in local authorities

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1023-1038

  Munro, Emily R ^a   Holmes, Lisa ^a   Ward, Harriet ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Data Protection Act 1998; Effective research; Ethics

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544502934     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch220     Document Type: Article

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