Family meaning of self-starvation: Themes discerned in family treatment in Hong Kong

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-71

  Ma, Joyce L C ^a   Chow, Mina Y M ^b   Lee, Sing ^a   Lai, Kelly ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HKSAR Government   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0036002976     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6427.00201     Document Type: Article

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