Orphanage alumni: How they have done and how they evaluate their experience

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 87-111

  McKenzie, Richard B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0009220858     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02589359     Document Type: Article

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