The impact of orphanages on the alumni's lives and assessments of their childhoods

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 703-753

  McKenzie, Richard B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0042929876     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-7409(03)00068-9     Document Type: Article

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