Independent Fostering Agencies: Providing High Quality Services to Children and Carers?

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 7-14

  Sellick, Clive ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

independent fostering agencies; placement services

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043068516     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857599902300404     Document Type: Article

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