Factors associated with perceived parenting competence among special needs adoptive mothers

Families in Society

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 249-258

  Earns, Angella Y ^a   Fletcher, Anne C ^b  

^a SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 33744512941     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3518     Document Type: Article

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