Covariates of length of stay in residential treatment

Child Welfare

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 363-386

  Baker, Amy J L ^a   Wulczyn, Fred ^c   Dale, Nan ^b  

^a Center for Child Welfare Research   (United States)

^b Children's Village   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CLASSIFICATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 22144436627     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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