Assets and child well-being in developing countries: A research review

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1508-1519

  Chowa, Gina ^a   Ansong, David ^b   Masa, Rainier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Assets; Child well being; Children; Developing countries

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956443336     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.03.015     Document Type: Review

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