The impact of peer, family and school on delinquency a study of at-risk Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong

International Social Work

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 489-502+559+561+563+565+567

  Davis, Cindy ^a   Tang, Catherine ^b   Ko, Janet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 7044274455     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872804046255     Document Type: Article

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