Women and men - Same problems, different treatment

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 18-31

  Palm, Jessica ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol and drug problems; Clients; Gender differences; Staff attitudes; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845569684     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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