Towards empowerment and advocacy: Practice and policy in social services for older people in Hong Kong

Asian Pacific Journal of Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 46-62

  Ping Kwong, Kam ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 3442891437     PISSN: 02185385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21650993.1997.9755764     Document Type: Article

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