Foster care: Are there differences in the cognitive and psychiatric characteristics of young children with developmental disabilities in kinship vs. non-kinship homes?

Mental Health Aspects of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Valicenti McDermott, Maria ^a   Demb, Howard B ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Foster care; Intellectual disability; Mental retardation; Psychiatric disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMOTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELATIVE;

EID: 38949165160     PISSN: 10573291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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