Empowerment in difficulty a critical appraisal of international intervention in child welfare in Romania

International Social Work

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 469-487+559+561+563+565+567

  Dickens, Jonathan ^a   Groza, Victor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 7044235014     PISSN: 00208728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020872804046254     Document Type: Review

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