The Ties That Bind: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Siblings in Foster Care

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 27-52

  Shlonsky, Aron ^a   Webster, Daniel ^b   Needell, Barbara ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Empirical study; Foster care; Kinship; Siblings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242391763     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v29n03_02     Document Type: Review

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