Entry into restrictive care settings: Placements of last resort?

Families in Society

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 348-359

  James, Sigrid ^a,b   Landsverk, John ^b   Leslie, Laurel K ^b,c   Slymen, Donald J ^d   Zhang, Jinjin ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 52149100118     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3760     Document Type: Article

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