Family paradigms and older-child adoption: A proposal for matching parents' strengths to children's needs

Family Relations

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 257-262

  Ward, Margaret ^a,b  

^a Cambrian College ^*  (Canada)

^b Cambrian College   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adoption; Family matching; Older child; Paradigm

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031173062     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/585123     Document Type: Article

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