After a long-term placement: Investigating educational achievement, behaviour, and transition to independent living

Children and Society

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-227

  Dumaret, Annick Camille ^a   Donati, Pascale ^a   Crost, Monique ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour problems; Child protection; Education; Looked after; Young carers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953328301     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2009.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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