Where are the children? Children's role in measuring and monitoring their well-being

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 573-596

  Ben Arieh, Asher ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children's well being; Social indicators; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

CHILD; KNOWLEDGE; MONITORING; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EID: 27744488253     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-004-4645-6     Document Type: Article

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