Interventions for promoting reintegration and reducing harmful behaviour and lifestyles in street-connected children and young people

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Volumn 2016, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Coren, Esther ^a   Hossain, Rosa ^a   Pardo Pardo, Jordi ^b   Bakker, Brittany ^b  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION; DATA EXTRACTION; DRUG MISUSE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY COUNSELING; FOLLOW UP; HARM REDUCTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STREET CONNECTED CHILDREN; SUBSTANCE USE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; ADOLESCENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOMELESSNESS; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; RISK-TAKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962136086     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009823.pub3     Document Type: Review

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