The extended journey and transition to adulthood: The case of Israeli backpackers

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-246

  Shulman, Shmuel ^a   Blatt, Sidney ^b   Walsh, Sophie ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 33646936343     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260600635672     Document Type: Article

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