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Research Articles

Does culture play a role? A pilot study on Western services for a Chinese-Canadian family with children with Autism spectrum disorder

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Pages 2584-2592 | Received 23 Nov 2022, Accepted 15 Jun 2023, Published online: 29 Jun 2023

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