Children at risk: Rationales for risk assessments and interventions

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1155-1173

  Osmo, Rujla ^a   Benbenishty, Rami ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Interventions; Rationales; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844289346     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2004.05.006     Document Type: Article

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