Life on streets

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-286

  Tiwari, Poornima ^a,b  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Exploitation; Street children; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; HUNGER; LIFESTYLE; MALE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL; VIOLENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOMELESSNESS; INDIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34249828214     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-007-0045-7     Document Type: Article

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