A new narrative of young people's health and well-being

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 627-638

  Eckersley, Richard ^a,b  

^a Australia 21 Ltd   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Culture; Health; Mental health; Narrative; Trends; Well being; Young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959359250     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2011.565043     Document Type: Article

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