The quality of life of 'street children' accommodated at three shelters in pretoria: An exploratory study

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 176, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 253-269

  Mathiti, Vuyisile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Street children

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954192289     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430500258289     Document Type: Article

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