Substance use among current and former foster youth: A systematic review

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2337-2344

  Braciszewski, Jordan M ^a,b   Stout, Robert L ^a  

^a Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging out; Foster youth; Review; Substance use

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868335581     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.08.011     Document Type: Review

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