The health-related quality of life of children and adolescents in home-based foster care

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1157-1166

  Carbone, Josephine A ^a,b   Sawyer, Michael G ^a,b   Searle, Amelia K ^a,b   Robinson, Philip J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child health; Child welfare; Foster care; Mental health; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENT; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SELF REPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34548455332     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-007-9227-z     Document Type: Article

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