Children with and without disabilities in residential care: Risk at program entry, departure and six-month follow-up

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 383-399

  Chmelka, M B ^a   Trout, A L ^b   Mason, W A ^a   Wright, T ^a  

^a Girls and Boys Town   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

disabilities; follow up; outcomes; residential care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84857444461     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632752.2011.616346     Document Type: Article

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