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For the past four years he has conducted field research on the health and social problems of homeless youth in the United States and in South America.
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Luna, C.C. Welcome to my nightmare: The graffiti of homeless youth. Society 24, 73–78 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02695581
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