Improving scientific inquiry for social work in South Korea: The center for social welfare research at yonsei university

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 464-471

  Choi, Jae Sung ^a   Choi, Soochan ^a   Kim, Yujin ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Social work practice and research; South Korea; University based research center

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449379095     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731508329435     Document Type: Article

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