The effect of family influence on indicators associated with street life among filipino street children

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-150

  Merrill, Ray M ^a   Njord, Levi ^a,b   Njord, Rebecca ^b   Read, Curtis ^a   Pachano, Jeanette D R ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TURN International   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug abuse; Familial contact; Loneliness; Philippines; Street children; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953827043     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450121003615369     Document Type: Article

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