Predicting discharge disposition among adolescents in residential treatment

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 69-87

  Piotrkowski, Chaya ^a   Baker, Amy ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Child Welfare Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral problems; Discharge; Residential treatment; Transition to treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 21044450279     PISSN: 0886571X     EISSN: 15410358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J007v21n03_04     Document Type: Article

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