Long-term foster care or adoption? The evidence examined

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-33

  Triseliotis, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption; Long term fostering; Outcomes contrasted

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248611869     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2002.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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