Aboriginal and non aboriginal women in New South Wales non government organisation (NGO) drug and alcohol treatment and the implications for social work: Who starts, who finishes, and where do they come from?

Australian Social Work

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-83

  Allan, Julaine ^a   Kemp, Michael ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal and torres strait Islander women; Access; Drug and alcohol treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951989628     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0312407X.2010.536986     Document Type: Article

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