Organizational constructs as predictors of effectiveness in child welfare interventions

Child Welfare

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-78

  Yoo, Jane ^a   Brooks, Devon ^b   Patti, Rino ^b  

^a Results Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 34047151342     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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