Use of non-social work journals in social work research: Results of a citation analysis

Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 244-266

  Strothmann, Molly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Citation analysis; Journals; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649806280     PISSN: 01639269     EISSN: 15444546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639269.2010.521011     Document Type: Article

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