Loss and Grief in Adoption: The Impact of Contact

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 33-44

  Courtney, Ann ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adoption; contact; grief; internal working models; loss in adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842302848     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857590002400206     Document Type: Article

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