Improving the Health of Children and Young People Leaving Care

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-48

  Broad, Bob ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children and young people leaving care; health needs; holistic health; involvement of users in research

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642578678     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857599902300107     Document Type: Article

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