The social ecology of resilience in war-affected youth: A longitudinal study from Sierra Leone

The Social Ecology of Resilience: A Handbook of Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 347-356

  Betancourt, Theresa S ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 84919848855     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0586-3_27     Document Type: Chapter

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