Physical health, mental health, and behaviour problems among early adolescents in foster care

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 220-227

  Woods, S B ^a   Farineau, H M ^a   McWey, L M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Behaviour; Foster care; Mental health; Physical health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873058465     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01357.x     Document Type: Article

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