Ethics and governance in social work research in the UK

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1009-1024

  Dominelli, Lena ^a   Holloway, Margaret ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse; Inter professional working; Professional identity; Professional practice; Social work and IT

Indexed keywords

EID: 48749093865     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcm123     Document Type: Review

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