Sons and daughters of foster carers and the impact of fostering on their everyday life

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-83

  Höjer, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contact with natural parents of foster siblings; Foster siblings; Impact of fostering on everyday life; Sons and daughters of foster carers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845777027     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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