Violence in the social work workplace: The Canadian experience

International Social Work

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Macdonald, Grant ^a   Sirotich, Frank ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 28244454179     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872805057087     Document Type: Review

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