Retaining rural social workers: An australian study

Rural Society

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-177

  Lonne, Bob ^a   Cheers, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 34047188994     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.351.14.2.163     Document Type: Article

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