Young children in foster care: Multiple vulnerabilities and complex service needs

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-160

  Vig, Susan ^a   Chinitz, Susan ^a   Shulman, Lisa ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental vulnerability; Foster care

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FAMILY; FOSTER CARE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEDIATRICIAN; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; REVIEW;

EID: 17844374357     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200504000-00007     Document Type: Review

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