Kinship and nonrelative foster care: The effect of placement type on child well-being

Child Development

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2074-2090

  Font, Sarah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907873114     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12241     Document Type: Article

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