Mental health and social support: A pioneering study on the physically disabled in southern China

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-54

  Wu, Qiaobing ^a   Mok, Bongho ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Disability; Mental health; Physically disabled; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845481392     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00415.x     Document Type: Article

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