Assessing and promoting quality in kin and nonkin foster care

Social Service Review

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-83

  Shlonsky, Aron R ^a   Berrick, Jill Duerr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0040029087     PISSN: 00377961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/591882     Document Type: Article

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