A reflection on reasons, preconditions, and effects of implementing evidence-based practice in social work

Social Work

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 177-181

  Yunong, Huang ^a   Fengzhi, Ma ^b  

^a SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 65549167824     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: 15456846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/54.2.177     Document Type: Note

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