Sexual risk behaviors among youth in the child welfare system

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 990-1000

  James, Sigrid ^a,b   Montgomery, Susanne B ^a   Leslie, Laurel K ^b,c   Zhang, Jinjin ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Foster youth; Out of home care; Risk behaviors; Sexual risk behaviors

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649484371     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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