Strategies for longitudinal research with youth in foster care: A demonstration of methods, barriers, and innovations

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1208-1213

  Jackson, Yo ^a   Gabrielli, Joy ^a   Tunno, Angela M ^a   Hambrick, Erin P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster youth; Longitudinal design; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861478364     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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