Centralized assessment of early developmental delays in children in foster care: A program that works

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 536-545

  Bruhn, Christina M ^a   Duval, Denise ^b   Louderman, Richard ^b  

^a Children and Family Research Center   (United States)

^b ERIKSON INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Developmental delay; Early intervention; Evaluation; Foster care

Indexed keywords

EID: 41949113822     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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