Adoption research: An assessment of empirical contributions to the advancement of adoption practice

Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-166

  Freundlich, Madelyn ^a  

^a Children's Rights   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Outcomes; Research; Triad

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036109913     PISSN: 10530789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014363901799     Document Type: Review

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