Defining a foster care placement move: The perspective of adults who formerly lived in multiple out-of-home placements

Families in Society

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 426-432

  Unrau, Yvonne A ^a   Chambers, Ruth ^b   Seita, John R ^c   Putney, Kristin S ^d  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Michigan Association for Foster   (United States)

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EID: 78650045922     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.4028     Document Type: Article

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