Evidence-based social work practice: Challenges and promise
Social Work ResearchPublished 1 December 2003
Arlene M. Rosen
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Journal Article Evidence-based social work practice: Challenges and promise Get access Aaron Rosen, PhD, LCSW Aaron Rosen, PhD, LCSW Barbara A. Bailey Professor Emeritus of Social Work George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, Box 1196, St. Louis, MO 63130; e-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Work Research, Volume 27, Issue 4, December 2003, Pages 197–208, https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/27.4.197 Published: 01 December 2003 Article history Received: 01 March 2003 Revision received: 02 September 2003 Accepted: 03 September 2003 Published: 01 December 2003
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