Early adolescent street youth: An overlooked population with unique problems and service needs

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 325-348

  Unger, Jennifer B ^a   Simon, Thomas R ^b   Newman, Traci L ^b   Montgomery, Susanne B ^b   Kipke, Michele D ^b   Albornoz, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032364542     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431698018004001     Document Type: Article

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