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What happens when child soldiers grow up? The Mozambique case study
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This article offers findings on the first longitudinal study of life outcomes for former child soldiers. Between 1988 and 2004, information was prospectively collected on 39 male former child soldiers in Mozambique. The data show that, after 16 years, the vast majority of this group of former child
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- Authors
- Boothby, N.
- Corresponding author
- Boothby, Neil
- ORCID
- Boothby, Neil
- Venue
- Intervention
- Publisher
- Medknow
- Published
- 2006-11
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 244-259
- ISSN
- 1571-8883 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2004277450
- Semantic Scholar
- 70b0b340d406474f19d3fa5c2c4bdf704e4f4de3
- Cited by
- 64
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 10
- FWCI
- 5.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Intervention (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Political Conflict and Governance
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Military, Security, and Education Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Conflict Studies
- Keywords
- former child soldiers, life outcomes, longitudinal follow-up, Mozambique, armed conflict, childhood trauma, post-conflict transition
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