Children’s and young people’s experiences in various residential arrangements: A longitudinal study to evaluate criteria for custody and residence decision making

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 81-116

  Kaltenborn, Karl Franz ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/31.1.81     Document Type: Article

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