The best interests of the child: Decision-making factors

Families in Society

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-340

  Banach, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 0032221273     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.992     Document Type: Article

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