Depression in adoptive parents: A model of understanding through grounded theory

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 379-400

  Foli, Karen J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Depression; Grounded theory; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; THEORETICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOPTION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARENTS;

EID: 77954007685     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945909351299     Document Type: Article

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