Family foster care: Cross-national research perspectives

Families in Society

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 491-495

  Maluccio, Anthony N ^a   Canali, Cinzia ^b   Vecchiato, Tiziano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Fondazione Emanuela Zancan Onlus   (Italy)

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EID: 33845745939     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3564     Document Type: Conference Paper

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