Taxonomy for child well-being indicators: A framework for the analysis of the well-being of children

Childhood

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 460-476

  Ben Arieh, Asher ^a   Frønes, Ivar ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

capabilities; child indicators; children's rights; indicators; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 81355123316     PISSN: 09075682     EISSN: 14617013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0907568211398159     Document Type: Article

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