Interventions for internationally adopted children and families: A review of the literature

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 285-311

  Welsh, Janet A ^a   Viana, Andres G ^a   Petrill, Stephen A ^b   Mathias, Matthew D ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption medicine; Attachment interventions; Educational interventions; Intercountry adoption; International adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250204161     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-007-0085-x     Document Type: Article

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