Characteristics of four kinship placement outcome groups and variables associated with these kinship placement outcome groups

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 509-522

  Chang, Janet ^a   Liles, Ray ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child protective services; Disrupted kinship care; Kinship care; Kinship placement outcome group

Indexed keywords

EID: 36949018197     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-007-0092-y     Document Type: Article

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