Normative development in transracial adoptive families: An integration of the literature and implications for the construction of a theoretical framework

Families in Society

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-212

  Frasch, Karie M ^a   Brooks, Devon ^a  

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EID: 0042031162     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.95     Document Type: Article

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