Consideration of cultural factors in working with Chinese American families with a mentally ill patient

Families in Society

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 97-107

  Kung, Winnie W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035531427     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.221     Document Type: Article

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