Working with alcohol and drug use: Exploring the knowledge and attitudes of social work students

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 946-962

  Galvani, Sarah ^a   Hughes, Nathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcohol; Attitudes; Drugs; Knowledge; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953857478     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcn137     Document Type: Article

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