Children in substitute care: Some conceptual considerations and research implications

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 22, Issue 9-10, 2000, Pages 685-703

  Rutter, Michael ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034259209     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0190-7409(00)00116-x     Document Type: Article

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