Parenting and child development in adoptive families: Does parental sexual orientation matter?

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 164-178

  Farr, Rachel H ^a   Forssell, Stephen L ^b   Patterson, Charlotte J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77954651984     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2010.500958     Document Type: Article

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