Performance measurement in child protection

Australian Social Work

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 136-146

  Tilbury, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

child protection; outcomes; performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937384601     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124070208410967     Document Type: Article

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