That's not my problem: Convergence and divergence between self- and other-identified problems among homeless adolescents

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 393-403

  Fisher, Mary ^a   Florsheim, Paul ^a   Sheetz, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Homeless youth; Problem definition; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144519773     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-005-7753-9     Document Type: Article

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