Treatment foster care in a system of care: Sequences and correlates of residential placements

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-25

  Farmer, Elizabeth M Z ^a   Wagner, H Ryan ^a   Burns, Barbara J ^a   Richards, Jesse T ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's mental health; Longitudinal research; Residential placements; Treatment foster care

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642533169     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021349907744     Document Type: Article

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