The legacy of the troubles on the young people's psychological and social development and their school life

Youth and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-28

  Muldoon, Orla T ^a   Trew, Karen ^a   Kilpatrick, Rosemary ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034348791     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X00032001002     Document Type: Article

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