Hong Kong Chinese community leaders' perspectives on family health, happiness and harmony: A qualitative study

Health Education Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 664-674

  C Chan, Sophia S ^a   Viswanath, K ^b   Au, Doreen W H ^a   Ma, C M S ^a   Lam, W W T ^a   Fielding, R ^a   Leung, G M ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79960796883     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyr026     Document Type: Review

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