The construction of maintenance treatment legitimacy: A discourse analysis of a policy shift

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-265

  Ekendahl, Mats ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Discourse; Evidence; Maintenance treatment; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949821245     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426409X463794     Document Type: Article

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