When life is "difficult": A comparison of street children's and non-street children's priorities

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 324-332

  Nalkur, Priya G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent risk; Homelessness; Life events; Priorities; Street children

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449986101     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450120903111891     Document Type: Article

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