International Children's Rights: Can They Make a Difference in American Family Policy?

American Psychologist

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1251-1256

  Levesque, Roger J R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; FAMILY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; STANDARD; UNITED NATIONS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; FAMILY; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED NATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030330996     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.51.12.1251     Document Type: Article

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