Emotional and behavioral problems reported in child welfare over 3 years

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-28

  McCrae, Julie S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Cathedral of Learning   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare services; Depression; Emotional and behavioral problems; National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well Being; Posttraumatic stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 59949087863     PISSN: 10634266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1063426608319141     Document Type: Article

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