Matched comparison of children in kinship care and foster care on child welfare outcomes

Families in Society

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 338-346

  Winokur, Marc A ^a   Crawford, Graig A ^b   Longobardi, Ralph C ^c   Valentine, Deborah P ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b Jefferson County Department of Human Services

^c 110 Education ^*

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EID: 52149123705     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3759     Document Type: Article

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