Why are we waiting? The demography of adoption for children of black, Asian and black mixed parentage in England

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-147

  Frazer, Lesley ^a   Selwyn, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adopters; Adoption; Black and minority ethnic; Demography; Ethnicity; Looked after children

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944476313     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2005.00341.x     Document Type: Review

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