New methodology: Measuring racial or ethnic disparities in child welfare

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1531-1537

  Rolock, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Disparity; Disproportionality; Foster care outcomes; Over representation; Racial or ethnic disparity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960471800     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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