Children in out-of-home care as young adults: A systematic review of outcomes in the Nordic countries

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 79, Issue , 2017, Pages 107-114

  Kääriälä, Antti ^a   Hiilamo, Heikki ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b VID SPECIALIZED UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Foster care; Out of home care; Outcomes; Systematic review; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 85020273362     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.05.030     Document Type: Article

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