Protecting children outside of family care in low and middle income countries: What does the evidence say?

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 685-688

  Maholmes, Valerie ^a   Fluke, John D ^b   Rinehart, Richard D ^c   Huebner, Gillian ^c  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FAMILY COUNSELING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WELLBEING;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; VIOLENCE; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84868711034     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.09.001     Document Type: Note

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