Factors related to patterns of information exchange between adoptive parents and children in mediated adoptions

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 641-657

  Wrobel, Gretchen Miller ^b   Kohler, Julie K ^c   Grotevant, Harold D ^c   McRoy, Ruth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032337716     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(99)80060-4     Document Type: Article

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