Adolescent Search for Birthparents: Who Moves Forward?

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 132-151

  Wrobel, Gretchen Miller ^a   Grotevant, Harold D ^b   McRoy, Ruth G ^c  

^a BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Adoption; Family; Openness; Search

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347527320     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558403258125     Document Type: Article

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