Advances in the reliability and validity of the North Carolina family assessment scale

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 157-176

  Kirk, Raymond S ^a   Kim, Mimi M ^a   Griffith, Diane P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family assessment; Intensive family preservation services; Placement; Placement prevention; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 32444451132     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v11n03_08     Document Type: Review

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