Adverse Consequences of School Mobility for Children in Foster Care: A Prospective Longitudinal Study

Child Development

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1210-1226

  Pears, Katherine C ^a   Kim, Hyoun K ^a   Buchanan, Rohanna ^a   Fisher, Philip A ^b  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 84937164482     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12374     Document Type: Article

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