Appendix 2.1: Details of search strategy
Table 1: Keywords and descriptors used
Service integration/co-ordination |
HCHH |
service provision intervention |
“high risk famil*” “imperfect famil*” “needy famil*” “problem famil*” “disintegrating famil*” “troubled famil*” “disadvantaged famil*” “high cost famil*” “high needs famil*” “high cost high harm famil*” “cross generation” “low achievement” “children at risk” “child abuse” “child neglect” vulnerab* “multiple complex problems” “multiple problems” |
Bibliographic Database searched
Medline, ERIC, Sociological Abstracts, Econlit, ASSIA, CINAHL, Social Services Abstracts, NCJRS, PAIS,
International Bibliography of Social Science, PsychInfo, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, C2 SPECTRE, HDA
Database, SIGLE, and British Library Catalogue
Grey literature searching
1. Contact with experts
The following experts were contacted:
Professor Berry Mayall, Social Science Research Unit (SSRU), Institute of Education, University of London
Professor Priscilla Alderson, SSRU, Institute of Education, University of London
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