Preferentially rejected children and their development in permanent family placements

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 257-267

  Rushton, Alan ^a   Dance, Cherilyn ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption; Emotional maltreatment; Practice guidance; Psycho social problems; Rejection

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248603942     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2003.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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