Bonding and Attachment in Adoption: Towards Better Understanding and Useful Definitions

Marriage and Family Review

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 159-173

  Watson, Kenneth W ^a  

^a Chicago Child Care Society   (United States)

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EID: 0031515427     PISSN: 01494929     EISSN: 15409635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J002v25n03_03     Document Type: Article

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