Foster Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Prevalence, Length of Stay, and Placement Patterns

Journal of Public Child Welfare

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 496-519

  Bilaver, Lucy A ^a   Havlicek, Judy ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

foster care; policy issues; research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890728548     PISSN: 15548732     EISSN: 15548740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2013.843496     Document Type: Article

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