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Street Children of Colombia

Lewis Aptekar
- 01 Sep 1988 - 
- Vol. 8, Iss: 3, pp 225-241
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The characteristics of street children were examined from participant observational data, and from standardized psychological test scores from a sample of 56 male, Colombian street children who ran... as mentioned in this paper, who were found to have similar characteristics to those of other street children.
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The characteristics of street children were examined from participant observational data, and from standardized psychological test scores from a sample of 56 male, Colombian street children who ran...

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