Risk profiles of children entering residential care: A cluster analysis

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 525-535

  Hagaman, Jessica L ^a   Trout, Alexandra L ^b   Chmelka, M Beth ^c   Thompson, Ronald W ^c   Reid, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c National Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Out of home care; Residential care; Risk factors; Risk profiles

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954314889     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-009-9325-3     Document Type: Article

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