Factors affecting willingness of social work students to accept jobs in aging

Journal of Social Work Education

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 393-406

  Curl, Angela L ^a   Simons, Kelsey ^b,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

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EID: 29144496863     PISSN: 10437797     EISSN: 21635811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5175/JSWE.2005.200303100     Document Type: Article

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