Adolescent adoption: Success despite challenges

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 487-510

  Wright, Lois ^a   Flynn, Cynthia C ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent adoption; Challenges; Success

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645068614     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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