Why costs vary in children's care services

Journal of Children's Services

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 50-62

  Beecham, Jennifer ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Children's services; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Research evidence; Value for money

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993070623     PISSN: 17466660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17466660200600023     Document Type: Review

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