Hardiness of foster families and the intent to continue to foster

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 25-34

  Hendrix, Sarah K ^a   Ford, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster care; Foster family retention; Hardiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248606173     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v07n02_03     Document Type: Article

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