Hōmai te Waiora ki Ahau: A tool for the measurement of wellbeing among Māori - The evidence of construct validity

New Zealand Journal of Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 50-58

  Palmer, Stephanie ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 4544295258     PISSN: 0112109X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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