Introduction to Social Work
- ISBN-10
- 0205042546
- ISBN-13
- 9780205042548
- Series
- Introduction to Social Work
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 480
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-07-01
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Authors
- Scott W. Boyle, O. William Farley, Larry Lorenzo Smith
Description
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