PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR DIVORCED NONRESIDENT FATHERS

Family Court Review

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-96

  Braver, Sanford L ^a   Griffin, William A ^a   Cookston, Jeffrey T ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child well being; children of divorce; nonresident fathers; prevention programs; randomized trial

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846816250     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2005.00009.x     Document Type: Article

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