Family relations, adjustment and well-being in a longitudinal study of children in care

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-56

  Andersson, Gunvor ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attachment; Children in care; Family relations; Social adjustment; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844462582     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2005.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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