Public perceptions of, and reactions to, street children

Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 132, 1998, Pages 900-913

  Le Roux, Johann ^b   Smith, Cheryl Sylvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032246185     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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