The child's view of neighborhood: Assessing a neglected element in direct social work practice

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 105-133

  Nicotera, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Child focused practice; Children; Neighborhood; Physical environment; Qualitative methods; Social support

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444443984     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v11n03_06     Document Type: Review

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