Pregnancy and parenting among youth in foster care: A review

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 867-875

  Svoboda, Deborah V ^a   Shaw, Terry V ^a   Barth, Richard P ^a   Bright, Charlotte Lyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Foster care; Pregnancy prevention; Reproductive health care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858772099     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.01.023     Document Type: Review

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