Evidence-based practice: Current issues and future directions

Australian Social Work

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-72

  Plath, Debbie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based Practice; Practice Research; Reflective Practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 85053487980     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070500449788     Document Type: Article

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