Siblings and Out-of-Home Placement: Best Practices

Families in Society

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 480-490

  Groza, Victor ^a   Maschmeier, Connie ^b   Jamison, Cheryl ^c   Piccola, Trista ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sisters and Brothers Together   (United States)

^c Northeast Ohio Adoption Services   (United States)

^d Lorain County Children Services   (United States)

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EID: 0346390645     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.136     Document Type: Review

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