Multifaceted concept of child well-being

Handbook of Child Well-Being: Theories, Methods and Policies in Global Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-27

  Ben Arieh, Asher ^a   Casas, Ferran ^b   Frønes, Ivar ^c   Korbin, Jill E ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85040597122     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9063-8_134     Document Type: Chapter

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