Intercountry, transracial adoption and ethnic identity: A Korean example

International Social Work

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-87

  Huh, Nam Soon ^a   Reid, William J ^b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0034407480     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/a010522     Document Type: Article

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