Into adulthood: A follow-up study of 718 young people who were placed in out-of-home care during their teens

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 144-155

  Vinnerljung, Bo ^a,b   Sallnäs, Marie ^b  

^a NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Behavioural problems; Follow up; Foster care; Leaving care; Residential care

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849128519     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2007.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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