A comparative analysis of abandoned street children and formerly abandoned street children in La Paz, Bolivia

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 821-826

  Huang, C C ^a,b,c   Barreda, P ^d   Mendoza, V ^d   Guzman, L ^d   Gilbert, P ^e  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Bolivian St Children Proj/H B   (Bolivia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; THINNER;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORPHANAGE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STREET CHILD;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BOLIVIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; MALE; POLICE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 4444228129     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.042911     Document Type: Article

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