Street children: Causes, consequences, and innovative treatment approaches

Work

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 217-225

  Densley, M K ^a   Joss, D M ^a  

^a WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Human rights violations; Street children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD WELFARE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SURVIVAL; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 0033782746     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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