Is there really a problem with hiring rural social service staff? An exploratory study among social service supervisors in rural minnesota

Families in Society

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-439

  Mackie, Paul Force Emery ^a   Lips, Renee Anastasia ^a  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650065141     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.4035     Document Type: Article

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