Young people, risk taking and risk making: Some thoughts for social work

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 247-265

  Sharland, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Risk; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644987973     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch254     Document Type: Article

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