Shaping a Science of Social Work

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 455-464

  Brekke, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

field of practice; social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865285139     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731512441263     Document Type: Review

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