Groundswell change in adoption requires anchoring by research

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 327-354

  Reitz, Miriam ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 3543047694     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022343628459     Document Type: Article

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