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Children in Central America: Victims of War

NCJ Number
115963
Journal
Child Welfare Volume: 68 Issue: 2 Dated: (March/April 1989) Pages: 145-153
Author(s)
A Ronstrom
Date Published
1989
Length
9 pages
Annotation
There are armed conflicts in about 50 countries today; more than half of their victims are children.
Abstract
Although research and assessment are useful in establishing the physical and psychological damage that armed conflicts do the children, immediate action is vital to deal with the children's most urgent needs. (Author abstract)

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