Influences of risk history and adoption preparation on post-adoption services use in U.S. adoptions

Family Relations

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 378-389

  Wind, Leslie H ^a   Brooks, Devon ^b   Barth, Richard P ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption services; Adoptive families; Special needs adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548533208     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2007.00467.x     Document Type: Article

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