Adoption preparation: Differences between adoptive families of children with and without special needs

Adoption Quarterly

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 45-74

  Wind, Leslie H ^a   Brooks, Devon ^b   Barth, Richard P ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 33751073950     PISSN: 10926755     EISSN: 1544452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J145v08n04_03     Document Type: Article

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