Performance measurement in adult social care: Looking backwards and forwards

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 170-187

  Clarkson, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Community care; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649124947     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcn096     Document Type: Article

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