Out of care and into care again: A Danish register-based study of children placed in out-of-home care before their third birthday

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2147-2155

  Ubbesen, Mads Bonde ^a   Petersen, Liselotte ^a   Mortensen, Preben Bo ^a   Kristensen, Ole Steen ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Administrative data; Evaluation; Foster care; Out of home care; Re entry; Reunification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866013087     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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