Cultural dissonance among generations: A solution-focused approach with East Asian elders and their families

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 497-513

  Lee, Mo Yee ^a   Mjelde Mossey, LeeAnn ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 7044239568     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2004.tb01258.x     Document Type: Article

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