Social work practice to support survival strategies in sub-Saharan Africa

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-151

  Laird, Siobhan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Coping strategies; Social development; Social work; Survival strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049083376     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcl087     Document Type: Article

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