Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 189-201 , June 2010

Understanding Complexity of Asian American Family Care Practices

  • Mijung Park

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Mijung Park, RN, MSN, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing & Dental Hygiene, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822.
    • ,
  • Catherine (Kit) Chesla

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2009.06.005

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 189-201 , June 2010

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