Street children and street life in urban Tanzania: The culture of surviving and its implications for children's health

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 329-344

  Lugalla, Joe L P ^a   Mbwambo, Jessie Kazeni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD LABOR; STREET CHILDREN; URBAN AREA;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0032766625     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2427.00198     Document Type: Article

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