The adjustment of intercountry adoptees in Canada

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 115-134

  Westhues, Anne ^a   Cohen, Joyce S ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031614464     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-7409(97)00069-8     Document Type: Article

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