Children's adjustment over time in foster care: Cross-informant agreement, stability and placement disruption

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 91-107

  McAuley, Colette ^a   Trew, Karen ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034400960     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/30.1.91     Document Type: Article

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