Measuring quality in residential treatment for children and youth

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-17

  Lee, Bethany R ^a   McMillen, J Curtis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Instrumentation; Performance measurement; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 71149110101     PISSN: 0886571X     EISSN: 15410358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08865710802146622     Document Type: Article

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