Externalizing behavior disorders in child welfare settings: Definition, prevalence, and implications for assessment and treatment

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 761-779

  Keil, Vivien ^a   Price, Joseph M ^a  

^a CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Child welfare; Externalizing disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646568500     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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