Arab students of social work in Israel: Adjustment difficulties and coping strategies

Social Work Education

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 449-467

  Roer Strier, Dorit ^a   Haj Yahia, Muhammad M ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 84937259272     PISSN: 02615479     EISSN: 14701227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02615479811220431     Document Type: Article

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