Enhancing the validity of foster care follow-up studies through multiple alumni location strategies

Child Welfare

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 499-521

  Williams, Jason ^a   McWilliams, Alisa ^b   Mainieri, Tina ^b   Pecora, Peter J ^c,d,e   La Belle, Karin ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Research Services Presbyterian Church (USA)   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e Northwest and Casey National Alumni Studies   (United States)

^f Casey Family Programs ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; MIGRATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SAFETY; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749677196     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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