Perceived family functioning and family resources of hong kong families: Implications for social work practice

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 244-263

  Ma, Joyce L C ^a   Wong, Timothy K Y ^a   Lau, Luk King ^a   Shuk, Han Pun ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Family resources; Hong Kong Chinese families; Perceived general family functioning; Social work practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 70649098256     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10522150903030147     Document Type: Article

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