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Trafficking in facts: writing practices in social work. / Taylor, Carolyn.
In: Qualitative Social Work, Vol. 7, No. 1, 03.2008, p. 25-42.

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Taylor, C 2008, 'Trafficking in facts: writing practices in social work', Qualitative Social Work, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 25-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325007086414

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Taylor, C. (2008). Trafficking in facts: writing practices in social work. Qualitative Social Work, 7(1), 25-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325007086414

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Taylor C. Trafficking in facts: writing practices in social work. Qualitative Social Work. 2008 Mar;7(1):25-42. doi: 10.1177/1473325007086414

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Taylor, Carolyn. / Trafficking in facts: writing practices in social work. In: Qualitative Social Work. 2008 ; Vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 25-42.

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