How social workers cope with managed care

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 405-422

  Acker, Gila M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping strategies; Depersonalization; Emotional exhaustion; Managed care; Perceived competence in the context of managed care; Personal accomplishment; Somatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 78249280042     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03643107.2010.518125     Document Type: Article

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