In and out of care. A profile and analysis of children in the out-of-home care system in Sweden

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 900-907

  Khoo, Evelyn ^a   Skoog, Viktoria ^a   Dalin, Rolf ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Kommunförbundet Västernorrland ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breakdown; Children in care; Placement instability; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858798058     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.01.019     Document Type: Article

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