Using the 'looking after children' dimensions to collect aggregate data on well-being

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 189-201

  Bailey, Sue ^a   Thoburn, June ^a   Wakeham, Hilary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Gloucester Social Services Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child placement; Children in care; Data analysis; Fostering; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 24144458176     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2002.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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