Issues concerning the Health of Looked after Children

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 8-18

  Ward, Harriet ^a   Jones, Helen ^b   Lynch, Margaret ^c   Skuse, Tricia ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

government Guidance; health indicators; inter agency working; looked after children and health needs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937386936     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857590202600403     Document Type: Article

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