Characteristics and personal social networks of the on-the-street, of-the-street, shelter and school children in Eldoret, Kenya

International Social Work

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Ayuku, David O ^a   Kaplan, Charles ^a,b   Baars, Herman ^c   De Vries, Marten ^c  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 3543015580     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872804041428     Document Type: Article

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