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Psychometric properties of the General Health Questionnaire-12 in a sample of Hong Kong employees

Kenchi C. K. WongDepartment of Counselling and Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China, Hong KongCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michael P. O’DriscollSchool of Psychology, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Pages 975-980 | Received 14 Sep 2015, Accepted 06 Jan 2016, Published online: 25 Jan 2016

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