Grandparent-headed families: Needs and implications for social work interventions and advocacy

Families in Society

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 561-566

  Cox, Carole B ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 37649017554     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3678     Document Type: Article

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