Family Camps: an Overview of Benefits and Issues of Camps and Programs for Families

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 921-937

  Agate, Sarah Taylor ^a   Covey, Christine Davis ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPING; FAMILY; FAMILY INTERACTION; LEISURE; NURTURING BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

CAMPING; CHILD; FAMILY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RECREATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34548269468     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2007.05.007     Document Type: Review

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