Placement stability: Enhancing quality of life for children with developmental disabilities

Families in Society

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 521-528

  Schormans, Ann Fudge ^a,b   Coniega, Marose ^a   Renwick, Rebecca ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b University of Toronto ^*  (Canada)

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EID: 33845799308     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3567     Document Type: Conference Paper

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