CULTURE, DIVORCE, AND FAMILY MEDIATION IN HONG KONG

Family Court Review

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-123

  Sullivan, Patricia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; cultural competence; divorce; family mediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846019718     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2005.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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