Child work and labour among orphaned and abandoned children in five low and middle income countries

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The care and protection of the estimated 143,000,000 orphaned and abandoned children (OAC) worldwide is of great importance to global policy makers and child service providers in low and middle income countries (LMICs), yet little is...

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Main Authors: Pence Brian, Whetten Kathryn, Ostermann Jan, Messer Lynne, Whetten Rachel, Buckner Megan, Thielman Nathan, O'Donnell Karen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC International Health and Human Rights
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/11/1