Hearing a Voice: Results of a Participatory Action Research Study

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 512-519

  Dold, Claudia J ^a   Chapman, Richard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Expectations; Participatory action research; System of care; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860606704     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-011-9505-9     Document Type: Article

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