Social problems and service needs in a Korean-American community: Perceptions of community residents and community key informants

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-202

  Lim, Jung Won ^a   O'keefe, Maura ^b  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Korean American community; Service needs; Social problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 70549112935     PISSN: 15313204     EISSN: 15313212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15313200903070957     Document Type: Article

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