A systematic review: A quest for effective interventions for children and adolescents in street situation

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1259-1272

  Berckmans, Isabel ^a   Velasco, Marcela Losantos ^a,b   Tapia, Bismarck Pinto ^b   Loots, Gerrit ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Bolivian Catholic University 'San Pablo'   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Child rights; Effectiveness; Intervention; Policy; Review; Street children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861480763     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.02.014     Document Type: Article

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