Starting young: Improving the health and developmental outcomes of infants and toddlers in the child welfare system

Child Welfare

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 148-165

  Silver, Judith ^c   DiLorenzo, Paul ^b   Zukoski, Margaret ^c   Ross, Patricia E ^c   Amster, Barbara J ^a   Schlegel, Diane ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Cmw Pennsylvania Off Children Y   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PHILADELPHIA; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0032622452     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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