The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Its Relevance for Adolescents

Journal of Research on Adolescence

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 16-29

  Ruck, Martin D ^a   Keating, Daniel P ^b   Saewyc, Elizabeth M ^c   Earls, Felton ^d   Ben Arieh, Asher ^e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 84960123002     PISSN: 10508392     EISSN: 15327795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jora.12172     Document Type: Article

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