A comparison of foster care entry risk at three spatial scales

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-237

  Lery, Bridgette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Foster care; High risk neighborhood; Modifiable areal unit problem; Risk factors; Spatial analysis; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOSTER CARE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; FOSTER HOME CARE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 38349104628     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080701690631     Document Type: Article

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