Research on timing of foster care outcomes: One methodological problem and approaches to its solution

Social Service Review

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-24

  Guo, Shenyang ^a   Wells, Kathleen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE;

EID: 0012490062     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/345702     Document Type: Article

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