Independence or interdependence: Rethinking the transition from "ward of the court" to adulthood

Families in Society

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 259-266

  Propp, Jennifer ^a   Ortega, Debora M ^a   NewHeart, Forest ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0042531907     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.102     Document Type: Article

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