Comparing outcomes for youth in treatment foster care and family-style group care

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 746-757

  Lee, Bethany R ^a   Thompson, Ron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b National Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Family style group care; Propensity score matching; Treatment foster care

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649177874     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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