Utilization-focused evaluation of two intensive family preservation programs

Families in Society

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-74

  Drisko, James W ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0032221257     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.1800     Document Type: Article

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