A thirty-year prospective study of children in residential care in the 1970s

Howard Meltzer, Daniel Guinea-Martin, Bryce Millard, Louisa Blackwell

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Abstract

In this paper, we examine the 30-year outcomes of a random one percent sample of children residing in care homes in 1971 in a prospective study based on linked census and vital event data (deaths and live births) and we compare these outcomes with children not in care at that time.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages6
JournalScottish Journal of Residential Child Care
Volume7
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 2008

Keywords

  • residential community
  • 1970s
  • local authorities

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