Kinship care for the safety, permanency, and well-being of children removed from the home for maltreatment

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Winokur, Marc ^a   Holtan, A ^b   Valentine, D ^b  

^a Social Work Research Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 44949117057     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006546     Document Type: Review

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