Who Is Supporting Homeless Youth? Predictors of Support in Personal Networks
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Predictors of psychological adjustment among homeless and housed female youth.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Research on Adolescence
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1050-8392
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00806.x