Participation in youth center activities: A sequential specificity approach

Youth and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 238-253

  Ngai, Ngan Pun ^a   Cheung, Chau Kiu ^a  

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EID: 0031286362     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X97029002005     Document Type: Article

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