Adoption in Korea: Current status and future prospects

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-83

  Lee, Bong Joo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adoption; Child welfare; Domestic adoption; International adoption; Korea

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845497499     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2006.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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