Latchkey children

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 356-359

  Leung, Alexander K C ^a   Robson, Wm Lane M ^b   Cho, Helen ^a   Lim, Stephen H N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c John Paul School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BOREDOM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DRUG ABUSE; FEAR; HUMAN; INCOME; INDEPENDENCE; INJURY; LEARNING; LONELINESS; PARENT COUNSELING; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF HELP; SINGLE PARENT; SKILL; SOCIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0029822752     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409611600603     Document Type: Article

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