Kicked out of school and suffering: The health needs of alternative education youth in New Zealand

Youth Studies Australia

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 10-17

  Clark, Terryann ^a   Smith, Jodi ^a   Raphael, Deborah ^a   Jackson, Catherine ^a   Denny, Simon ^a   Fleming, Theresa ^a   Ameratunga, Shanthi ^a   Crengle, Sue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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