Approaching the transition to adulthood: Distinctive profiles of adolescents aging out of the child welfare system

Social Service Review

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 453-484

  Keller, Thomas E ^a   Cusick, Gretchen Ruth ^b   Courtney, Mark E ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 34548674003     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/519536     Document Type: Review

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