Family secrets and the disclosure of distressful information in chinese families

Families in Society

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 620-628

  Ow, Rosaleen ^b   Katz, Dafna ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033228825     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.1783     Document Type: Article

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