Looked after children: Time for change?

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 761-767

  Ritchie, Charlotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Looked after; Public care; Welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844434280     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch284     Document Type: Review

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