The parent satisfaction with foster care services scale

Child Welfare

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-287

  Kapp, Stephen A ^a   Vela, Rebecca H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOCUS GROUPS; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; KANSAS; PARENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 3042813596     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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