Grandparents rearing grandchildren: Circumstances and interventions

School Psychology International

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 371-385

  Mayer, Mira ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036856662     PISSN: 01430343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143034302234001     Document Type: Article

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