Familism, substance abuse, and sexual risk among foster care alumni

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 206-212

  Maliszewski, Genevieve ^a   Brown, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Familism; Foster care; Sexual risk; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890693847     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.11.021     Document Type: Article

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