Placement breakdown among foster children with intellectual disabilities

British Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-121

  Strijker, J ^a   Van De Loo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77954653822     PISSN: 09697950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/096979510799102899     Document Type: Article

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