Permanency for children in foster care: A competing risks analysis

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 45-56

  McDonald, Thomas P ^a   Poertner, John ^b   Jennings, Mary Ann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Child welfare placement; Competing risks; Permanency planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548510586     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v33n04_04     Document Type: Article

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