Market-based disparities in foster care outcomes

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 388-406

  Meezan, William ^a   McBeath, Bowen ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster care; Managed care; Market based systems; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 40649098878     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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