Family-centered practice with lesbian and gay families

Families in Society

Volumn 77, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 559-572

  Laird, Joan ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0030514813     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.972     Document Type: Article

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