Challenges in Identifying Factors Which Determine the Placement of Children in Care? An International Review

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 345-363

  Bhatti Sinclair, Kish ^a   Sutcliffe, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foster care; Modelling; Out of home care; Placement decision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880160999     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-012-0293-x     Document Type: Review

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