The economics of adoption of children from foster care

Child Welfare

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 559-583

  Hansen, Mary Eschelbach ^a,b   Hansen, Bradley A ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; CHILD; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST; FEE; FOSTER CARE; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; CHILD; COMMERCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEES AND CHARGES; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; STATE GOVERNMENT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 33749670859     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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