Practice-based research: Changing the professional culture and language of social work

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 49-64

  Wade, Kathleen ^a,b   Neuman, Karen ^c  

^a Department of Social Work ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Northern Virginia Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical research; PBR; Practice based evaluation; Practice based research; Social work

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD;

EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 34548127655     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v44n04_04     Document Type: Review

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