Barriers to Adoption?: Variations in the Use of Adoption by Local Authorities

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 20-30

  Clifford, Derek ^a   Burke, Beverley ^a   Ward, Simon ^a   Amuzu, Lindsay ^a   Goodwin, Norman G ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

adoption barriers; local authorities; looked after children; voluntary adoption agencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 18944385340     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857590302700306     Document Type: Article

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