Adoptive family life and adoption support: Policy ambivalence and the development of effective services

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 125-134

  Luckock, Barry ^a   Hart, Angie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption support; Adoptive family life; Adoptive kinship network; Difference; Family practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944453461     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2005.00358.x     Document Type: Review

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