Caregiver commitment to foster children: The role of child behavior

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-374

  Lindhiem, Oliver ^a   Dozier, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Commitment; Foster care; Placement disruptions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHECKLIST; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

ADULT; BALTIMORE; CAREGIVERS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENTION; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34247500356     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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