Medical social workers in Hong Kong hospitals: Expectation, authority structure and role ambiguity

International Social Work

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 495-516

  Wong, Chack Kie ^a   Chan, Becky ^b   Tam, Victor ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

^c ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0348245790     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002087280004300407     Document Type: Article

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