Advocacy for black and minority ethnic communities: Understandings and expectations

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1209-1225

  Bowes, Alison ^a   Sim, Duncan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Black and minority ethnic groups; Refugees and asylum seekers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750471561     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch383     Document Type: Review

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