Rural social work in Scotland and eastern Canada: A comparison between the experience of practitioners in remote communities

International Social Work

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 583-594

  Turbett, Colin ^a  

^a North Lanarkshire Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canada; Remote communities; Rural social work; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749642792     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: 14617234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872806066754     Document Type: Review

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