Interest in working with the elderly: A cross-national study of graduating social work students

Journal of Social Work Education

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 379-391

  Weiss, Idit ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 29144536134     PISSN: 10437797     EISSN: 21635811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5175/JSWE.2005.200300342     Document Type: Article

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