Foster mother state of mind and treatment use: Different challenges for different people

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 368-378

  Dozier, Mary ^a   Sepulveda, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 14644431117     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20011     Document Type: Article

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