Permanent Placements for Young Children Placed in Foster Care: A Proposal for a Child Welfare Services Performance Standard

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 615-631

  Barth, Richard P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b School Social Welfare   (United States)

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EID: 0031446076     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-7409(97)00058-3     Document Type: Article

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