Contact between children placed away from home and their birth parents: A reanalysis of the evidence in relation to permanent placements

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 505-518

  Ryburn, Murray ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b New Zealand Family Court ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adoption; Contact; Permanent placement; Post adoption contact; Research

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL DEPRIVATION; RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032694145     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104599004004007     Document Type: Article

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