Child well-being in flanders: A multidimensional account

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 283-304

  Ghysels, Joris ^a   Van Vlasselaer, Evelien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgian region of Flanders; Child well being; Educational attainment; Strengths and difficulties questionnaire

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; FLANDERS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 53149105203     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-007-9198-z     Document Type: Article

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