Birth Parents in Adoption: Research, Practice, and Counseling Psychology

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-50

  Wiley, Mary O’leary ^a   Baden, Amanda L ^b  

^a Independent Practice ^*  (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 11244259339     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000004265961     Document Type: Article

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