The family standpoint of investigation: Examining the correlates and costs of parental stress in a sample of families involved with Ontario child welfare

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-154

  Browne, Dillon ^a   Verticchio, Dominic ^b   Shlonsky, Aron ^a   Thabane, Lehana ^c   Hoch, Jeffrey ^a   Byrne, Carolyn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Catholic Children's Aid Society of Hamilton   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

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EID: 79951648576     PISSN: 07133936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7870/cjcmh-2010-0027     Document Type: Article

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