A critical review of the evolution of a multi-level community-based children's play activity programme run by the Family Rehabilitation Centre (FRC) throughout Sri Lanka

Journal of Refugee Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 114-135

  Tribe, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; CIVIL WAR; REFUGEE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 2042447108     PISSN: 09516328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jrs/17.1.114     Document Type: Article

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