Long-term outcomes of Sweden's Contact Family Program for children

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 404-414

  Brännström, Lars ^a   Vinnerljung, Bo ^b,c   Hjern, Anders ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Latent class analysis; Longitudinal; Propensity score matching; Respite care

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONTACT FAMILY PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; FUTUROLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPENSITY SCORE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; PROPENSITY SCORE; RESPITE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878495407     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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