Mixed ethnicity, identity and adoption: Research, policy and practice

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 431-439

  Wood, Marsha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption; Identity; Mixed ethnicity; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350450802     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2009.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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