Public shelter admission among young adults with child welfare histories by type of service and type of exit

Social Service Review

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 284-303

  Park, Jung Min ^a   Metraux, Stephen ^b   Brodbar, Gabriel ^c   Culhane, Dennis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

^c New York City Administration for Children's Services   (United States)

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EID: 4043164044     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/382770     Document Type: Article

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