Health care for foster kids: Fix the system, save a child;Soins de santé pour les enfants en famille d'accueil: Réparer le système, sauver un enfant

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 181, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Hébert, Paul C ^a   MacDonald, Noni ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 70350239851     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.091679     Document Type: Editorial

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